Primatologists record a new series of owl monkey vocalizations in the wild.After rigorous analysis and playback experiments they determine that the sounds could not be argued to represent a language because they are random, unrelated, and elicit no response from other individuals.The primatologists determine this because they know that language is
A)a set of symbols that refer to things other than themselves.
B)used by wild chimpanzees to transfer knowledge between individuals and generations.
C)representative of all forms of primate communication.
D)all of the above.

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The primatologists determine that the owl monkey vocalizations cannot be argued to represent a language because they are random and unrelated, and do not elicit any response from other individuals. This suggests that the vocalizations are not a set of symbols that refer to things other than themselves, which is a key characteristic of language. Option B is incorrect as it talks about chimpanzees, while the question is about owl monkeys. Option C is incorrect as it states that language is representative of all forms of primate communication, which is not true. Therefore, option A is the best choice for this question.

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