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Category Archives: Language/ Linguistics

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If whales have accents, can monkeys talk?

Ethology, Language/ LinguisticsBy Shany DrorDecember 6, 2020

Did you too dreamed to be like Dr. Doolittle and talk with animals?  What would that language be like? Then, this blog is for you!  Wild “language” Communication in the animal kingdom takes on many on many shapes and forms, and is often highly sophisticated. For example, whales from different regions communicate using series of…

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The First Genius Dogs (2nd part)

Dog Cognition, Ethology, Language/ LinguisticsBy Shany DrorNovember 21, 2020

What does the word “ball” mean to a dog? Does he understand it the same way we do? Dogs with an extensive vocabulary of object names, or as we call them, Genius Dogs, can help us answer this question.   In last week’s article we reviewed the very first experiments conducted with Genius Dogs. Those…

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How dogs can help us solve the mystery of language

Language/ LinguisticsBy Shany DrorNovember 2, 2020

At this very moment, you’re doing something remarkable. Something no other species can do, and you’re doing it so easily you are barely noticing it. Have you figured it out yet?  Yes, you are reading. You are using Language. Language is arguably man’s greatest invention; it is the tool that created all tools.  Do animals…

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