Abstract
On a recent day in Decatur, Georgia, the following conversation took place:
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Panbanisha: Milk, sugar.
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Liz: No, Panbanisha, I’d get in a lot of trouble if I gave you milk with sugar.
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Panbanisha: Give milk, sugar.
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Liz: No, Panbanisha, I’d get in a lot of trouble.
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Panbanisha: Want milk, sugar.
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Liz: No, Panbanisha, I’d get in so much trouble. Here’s some milk.
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Panbanisha: Milk, sugar. Secret.
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Hillix, W.A., Rumbaugh, D.M. (2004). An Overview of Animal Language. In: Animal Bodies, Human Minds: Ape, Dolphin, and Parrot Language Skills. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4512-2_2
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