It is clear, then, that animals certainly communicate in various ways. However, the question "Is it language?" is still open. The famous linguist Noam Chomsky believed that what distinguishes communication from true language is syntax -that is, the use of grammar and word order, so he believed that only humans can have language. However, now we know that some animals (dolphins, chimps) have at least simple syntax. Louis Herman suggests. "Some people think of language like pregnancy you either have it or you don't." But he and other researchers prefer to see language as 'a continuum of skills In other words, some animals simply have more than others.