Language Acquisition in Primates

Language acquisition in primates involves their ability to learn and use communication systems, such as vocalizations and gestures, to convey information and emotions. While primates like chimpanzees and bonobos have complex social communications and can learn some aspects of human sign language or symbols through training, they do not acquire language in the human sense—lacking grammar and syntax. Their learning depends heavily on social context, observation, and interaction, highlighting their cognitive capacities for communication but also the limitations compared to human language development.