Animal Communication (B)

Question 1

What did Charles Hockett (1963) produce?

Answer 1

most important design features of human speech

Question 2

What are Hockett’s design features of speech?

Answer 2

1) Channel
2) Semantic features
3) Learning
4) Structure
5) Use

Question 3

Examples of animal communication that appear to resemble language? (6)

Answer 3

parrots
dogs
vervet monkeys
bird communication
worker bees
dolphins

Question 4

Much animal speech is no much more than…….?

Answer 4

mimicry