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EXERCISES AND CRITICAL THINKING
- What languages do you speak? Did you ever try to learn a new one? What problems did you have when you did this?
Would you consider trying to learn a new language? - Some animals, such as Kanzi, display at least some language. Do you think that this means that they are intelligent?
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