LING 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Animal Language, Animal Communication, Arbitrariness
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Animal languages are forms of non-human animal communication that show similarities to human language. Animals communicate by using a variety of signs, such as sounds or movements. Such signing may be considered complex enough to be called a form of language. If the inventory of signs is large, the signs are relatively arbitrary, and the animals seem to produce them with a degree of volition. In experiment tests, animal communication may also be evidenced through the use of lexigrams (as used by chimps and bonobos) African grey parrots are famous for their ability to mimic human language. Used to communicate direction and distance of food source in many species of bees. Different alarm calls for diff species of predators. Alarm calls containing descriptive info about the general size, color and speed of travel of the. Unique voices for each dolphin and each have separate identity. Create new sounds like when attracting a mate.
