One
of the methods in which researchers at Great Ape Trust will communicate
with bonobos is through the use of lexigram boards. Each lexigram,
or symbol, represents a word. However, the symbols are not necessarily
characteristic of the word they represent.
Researchers and bonobos communicate with three lexigram
panels containing 384 symbols and words. The development
of computer-monitored lexigram keyboards was a key component
to studies conducted at the Language Research Center
at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Similar keyboards
have helped children and adults with language deficits.
See the lexigram boards by clicking on the samples below.
Each of the lexigrams below have a specific
meaning. Click on any of the links to see how researchers
and bonobos use these symbols to communicate with one another.
Interactive Lexigram Play
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