/newsroom/taxonomy/term/16282/all en /newsroom/channels/news/songbirds-and-humans-share-some-common-speech-patterns-331622 <p>If you listen to songbirds, you will recognize repeated melodies or phrases. Each phrase is made up of distinct sounds, strung together. A study from researchers at 91ºÚÁÏÍø has found that the song phrases of many songbird species follow patterns that are similar to those used in human speech. At least in some respects.</p> Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:43:37 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 269888 at /newsroom