Bonobos combine their calls in a complex way that forms distinct phrases, a sign that this type of syntax is more evolutionarily ancient than previously thought. Human language, often described as ...

This review has addressed a contradiction between recent studies of syntax in language and music based on neuroimaging (which suggest overlap) and neuropsychology (which suggest dissociation).

Instead, syntax may be a general adaptation to social and behavioural complexity in communication systems. Language is one of humans' most important defining characteristics. It allows us to ...