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You said that quote comes from Scientific American? As science goes, it's not very science-y...

Yep, a place where you're supposed to not question their opinions.

ALL animals that I have so far encountered have a "language".
ALL of them, not just primates. Since such language does not, however, use human phonemes for the most part, does
that really bar it from classification as a language?

Even crows, with brains the size of a pea, use language. They have, more than once, told me when there is another human
around, and even whether or not that human has a gun. Yes, they recognize that, and have a different vocalization for it.

They know, and can communicate, the differences between a bear, a bobcat, a dog/ coyote, a hawk, a snake, a human, and
a human with a gun. Now to be fair, they were not specifically talking to ME, but they let each other know, for half a mile around,
and I pick up on it. If even a crow can do that, where does Scientific American place the bar for "language"?

Ah, that's where you screwed-up! You moved off the confined narrative where the science wants to keep you.
Of course all animals have ways of communicating and of course, different species can learn to utilise those
languages even if they cannot fully appreciate the nuances embedded in them.

But the sceptics of Bigfoot want you to believe that the recorded sounds are not communication because the
only true animal that can 'talk' is a human. However, I agree, The Scientific American website isn't very scientific.


The blog was written by Karen Stollznow
Karen Stollznow is a linguist, columnist and the author of God Bless America, Haunting America and
Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic.
She received her Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of New England, Australia, and she lives in Denver,
Colorado.

She has a Ph.D. so you she's not a deplorable like us!