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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Panda-s1" data-source="post: 7927974" data-attributes="member: 59554">I mean if chimps are able to use hand signs taught to them in their everyday communication that's neat, and maybe we should look more into how primates communicate with each other, but it's still not using human language.it's not. I personally don't know Arrernte. I know little about the language itself. I can learn some words of Arrernte, but saying words from this language doesn't mean I'm actually using it. even if I said words that were apparent to my situation, that's not using that language.chimps using signs taught to them by humans is one step even further. there's a lot of skepticism whether or not they can actually use signs as language or are simply using taught behavior to be rewarded.idk maybe it's because I can't fully wrap my head around it, but I'm pretty sure the Chinese room isn't really a language thing.</blockquote>