Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site bcsaic.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!fluke!ssc-vax!bcsaic!douglas From: douglas@bcsaic.UUCP (douglas schuler) Newsgroups: net.sci,net.kids Subject: primate crying Message-ID: <303@bcsaic.UUCP> Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 12:35:06 EDT Article-I.D.: bcsaic.303 Posted: Wed Sep 18 12:35:06 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 21-Sep-85 06:09:54 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Boeing Computer Services AI Center, Seattle Lines: 14 Xref: watmath net.sci:422 net.kids:2065 We have an 8 week old baby boy who spends a certain amount of his time crying. In one of the baby books it states that babies of this age cry about 3 hours a day. I was wondering if other primates cry, and, if so, do they do it to the same degree. If human babies cry to a greater extent this would give some support for the idea that crying is language preparation. -- ** MY VIEWS MAY NOT BE IDENTICAL TO THOSE OF THE BOEING CORPORATION ** Doug Schuler (206) 763-5295 {allegra,ihnp4,decvax}uw-beaver!uw-june!bcsaic!douglas uw-june!bcsaic!douglas@washington.arpa Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com