Ape versus parrot

Both apes (specifically chimpanzees and gorillas) and parrots (African greys) have learned to speak English--after a fashion.

Apes have been taught American Sign Language and use it to communicate with humans and each other. One even taught it to her baby. They have only mastered a vocabulary of about 1,000 words, but that's quite a lot.

African greys have not mastered syntax and cannot speak in complete sentences, but they can put three-word phrases together, such as "red plastic key."
 
Fraggle Rocker said:
Both apes (specifically chimpanzees and gorillas) and parrots (African greys) have learned to speak English--after a fashion.

Apes have been taught American Sign Language and use it to communicate with humans and each other. One even taught it to her baby. They have only mastered a vocabulary of about 1,000 words, but that's quite a lot.

African greys have not mastered syntax and cannot speak in complete sentences, but they can put three-word phrases together, such as "red plastic key."
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Of course another sort of ape you have overlooked is the naked ape. Many of this species too has learned to speak English--after a fashion. And they can do African grey parrots one better with six-word phrases, such as "Where the hell are my keys!?"
 
Landau Roof said:
To parrot is to imitate words. To ape is to imitate, possibly words, but more likely actions. Monkey see, monkey do and all that.
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A parrot could parrot an ape and an ape could ape a parrot. But I don't think a parrot could ape an ape or an ape could parrot a parrot.
 
Landau Roof said:
Of course another sort of ape you have overlooked is the naked ape. Many of this species too has learned to speak English--after a fashion. And they can do African grey parrots one better with six-word phrases, such as "Where the hell are my keys!?"
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Landau Roof said:
Of course another sort of ape you have overlooked is the naked ape. Many of this species too has learned to speak English--after a fashion. And they can do African grey parrots one better with six-word phrases, such as "Where the hell are my keys!?"
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Some such apes can successfully say : Av oo goh wa oo ur affa?
 
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