Abstract
Animals produce a variety of call sequences, from simple repetitions of the same acoustic unit to the combination of different, meaningful acoustic units resulting in a new meaning. On the example of several highly vocal mongoose species, including meerkats (Suricata suricatta), and banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) I identify the composition of different acoustic combinations and relate them to their function and meaning. I discuss this in regards to the underlying cognitive mechanisms and the differences and similarities in relation to other combinatorial communication systems in birds, but particularly shown for primates, and also to human language.
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