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From the Ted Talk by Anne Savage: How to speak monkey The language of cotton-top tamarins

Unscramble the Blue Letters


For example, Shakira’s “C chirp” is used when she is approaching food, where as her “D chirp” is only used when she has the food in hand. Single whistles also exhibit a unique intention with each call and just as there are eight different crihps, there are five different whistles. Based on frequency modulation, single whistles are seudvidbid into four categories: squeaks, initially modulated weislths, terminally moauetldd whistles, and flat whistles.

The language's quiltay of unique intention is wrlfdlneuoy exemplified by the category of initially modulated whistles. These whistles change based on the proximity of Shakira to other members of her family. If Shakira is greater than 0.6 meters from her family, she’ll sound a large initally modulated whistle. But if she’s less than 0.6 mteres from her flmaiy, she’ll sonud a small initially modulated whistle.

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For example, Shakira’s “C chirp” is used when she is approaching food, where as her “D chirp” is only used when she has the food in hand. Single whistles also exhibit a unique intention with each call and just as there are eight different ______, there are five different whistles. Based on frequency modulation, single whistles are __________ into four categories: squeaks, initially modulated ________, terminally _________ whistles, and flat whistles.

The language's _______ of unique intention is ___________ exemplified by the category of initially modulated whistles. These whistles change based on the proximity of Shakira to other members of her family. If Shakira is greater than 0.6 meters from her family, she’ll sound a large initally modulated whistle. But if she’s less than 0.6 ______ from her ______, she’ll _____ a small initially modulated whistle.

Solution


  1. meters
  2. whistles
  3. quality
  4. sound
  5. modulated
  6. family
  7. chirps
  8. subdivided
  9. wonderfully

Original Text


For example, Shakira’s “C chirp” is used when she is approaching food, where as her “D chirp” is only used when she has the food in hand. Single whistles also exhibit a unique intention with each call and just as there are eight different chirps, there are five different whistles. Based on frequency modulation, single whistles are subdivided into four categories: squeaks, initially modulated whistles, terminally modulated whistles, and flat whistles.

The language's quality of unique intention is wonderfully exemplified by the category of initially modulated whistles. These whistles change based on the proximity of Shakira to other members of her family. If Shakira is greater than 0.6 meters from her family, she’ll sound a large initally modulated whistle. But if she’s less than 0.6 meters from her family, she’ll sound a small initially modulated whistle.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
initially modulated 3
single whistles 2
unique intention 2
modulated whistle 2
normal long 2
long call 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
normal long call 2

Important Words


  1. approaching
  2. based
  3. call
  4. category
  5. change
  6. chirps
  7. exemplified
  8. exhibit
  9. family
  10. flat
  11. food
  12. frequency
  13. greater
  14. hand
  15. initally
  16. initially
  17. intention
  18. large
  19. members
  20. meters
  21. modulated
  22. modulation
  23. proximity
  24. quality
  25. shakira
  26. single
  27. small
  28. sound
  29. squeaks
  30. subdivided
  31. terminally
  32. unique
  33. whistle
  34. whistles
  35. wonderfully