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Nonhuman primates possess vocal tracts capable of producing human speech sounds. The evolution of human speech primarily involved neural changes, not vocal anatomy modifications, indicating a "speech-ready" brain is key.

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Speechformant frequencylanguage evolutionprimate communicationvocal tract

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  • Primate vocalization
  • Speech evolution
  • Comparative anatomy

Background:

  • Previous studies claimed nonhuman primates cannot produce human speech sounds due to vocal tract limitations.
  • These claims were based on outdated methods using cadaveric plaster casts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To re-evaluate primate vocal tract capabilities for speech production.
  • To investigate the anatomical basis of human speech evolution.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized X-ray videos to quantify vocal tract dynamics in living macaques.
  • Observed macaques during vocalization, facial displays, and feeding.

Main Results:

  • The macaque vocal tract can produce a wide range of speech sounds.
  • Postmortem analyses significantly underestimated primate vocal capabilities.

Conclusions:

  • Primate vocal anatomy is not a barrier to producing speech sounds.
  • Human speech evolution likely required neural advancements rather than anatomical changes.
  • Macaques have the vocal anatomy for speech but lack the necessary neural control.