There are few calls in the vocal communication systems of apes, and any particular call is produced only when the animal finds itself in a particular situation. This means that ape vocal communication systems lack the linguistic design feature of

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Openness in linguistic terms refers to the ability of a language system to create and understand an infinite number of ideas or messages. Since ape vocal communication is limited to specific calls for specific situations and does not allow for the creation of new messages or ideas beyond those situations, it lacks openness.

There Are Few Calls in the Vocal Communication Systems of Apes