Computational Constraints on Syntactic Processing in a Nonhuman Primate W. Tecumseh Fitch and Marc D. Hauser

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Eight arbitrarily chosen example soundfiles, four examples each of the finite state grammar (FSG) and phrase structure grammar (PSG) stimuli.

Syllables are indicated phonetically ({di} pronounced "dee"); boldface indicates female voice, whereas plain type is male voice.

PSG Stimuli: AⁿBⁿ

• Audio 1
  {di yo gu do}
• Audio 2
  {yo no mo li}
• Audio 3
  {la no yo mo bi gu}
• Audio 4
  {no tu wu ka mo gu}

FSG Stimuli: (AB)ⁿ

• Audio 5
  {la li ba pa}
• Audio 6
  {di mo yo pa}
• Audio 7
  {di pa wu bi tu nu}
• Audio 8
  {ba nu di do mi ka}