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Research led by PPLS linguist @simonkirby.bsky.social reveals surprising similarities between birdsong & human language. Bengalese Finches organise their songs using statistical patterns also found in human speech. Read more: tinyurl.com/5ju8h865
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Birdsong shows patterns similar to human language | School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences | School of Philosophy, Psychology and language sciences
The songs produced by birds share similarities with the structure of human language, a study shows.