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Only humans have language. Inter-species communication is nothing special. Rattlesnakes are named for their ability to communicate cross species.
“Either back it up or get fucked up.”
curious how it’s always humans saying that they’re the only ones who have language…
it’s only humans capable of the sub communication protocol called English that says that
No other languages have evolved to say that.
Exactly, other languages would use something like “Det är bara människan som utvecklat tal” or “Es ist nur der Mensch, der die Sprache entwickelt hat” depending on language
Only humans have language.
What is this strange group on Lemmy that is so anti animal intelligence?
A rattlesnake can certainly communicate using sound, but is that language? Bright colors can communicate ideas of “do not eat this” across species as well, but they wouldn’t fit my mental model of a language.
what is language than making sounds to convey meaning and then decoding said sounds to understand their meaning
human language is incredibly complex but a bee just buzzing a particular buzz that means “bear nearby” counts as a valid form of linguistic communication imo
Bees actually dance to communicate and it’s considered a language 😄
For anyone interested, we have a community about this! !digitalbioacoustics@lemmy.world
Thanks!
Well it makes sense
A slow tempo is… slow. A quick tempo is upbeat and attracts attention
If you walk without rhythm, you won’t attract the worm.
Why do we use sound hmmm all over the world when thinking about something? Was there just first proto language that had all these onomatopoeias built in or were they invented independently because they excite neurons in same way, mood regardless of culture?
Maybe its for a similar reason to why cats purr; vibration make brain feel different in a way that facilitates thought?
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Sign language is even more universal (early hominids def would’ve had signs before proper spoken language).
If I hold out my arm, my palm towards you, you’d probably know what I mean.
Like this.
That you’re a
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Maybe it also has to do with the human anatomy? Like, when people are thinking they probably have their mouth closed and maybe even purse their lips. The sound you can make in this pose is really just hmm I guess.
OK yeah, the next question would then be why we use certain facial expressions…
I watch as kitty run towards me, I say gogogo and kitty run faster
I do this to cats I see and they say “No.” and sit down.
My cat follows all my commands. I say “ignore me and do nothing else I say” and he ignores me and continues with his day.
No,but I use similar tempos to call him and he comes.
