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Old 07-18-2014, 05:34 AM  
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Originally Posted by carpocratian View Post
Their larynx muscles and vocal cords are structurally different. They can use language and vocalize in ways that have meaning, but human-style speech is physically outside of their capacity.
Yup. To create the vowels and consonants your vocal cords need to be able to create sounds while breathing in and out. Chimps for example cannot create vowels so language like ours is impossible.
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