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minus-squareSSJMarx@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoThat’s cool as hell and animals definitely have all kinds of methods of communication that I’m sure we haven’t figured out yet - but it’s not language.
minus-squareovercast5348@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoOkay, I’ll bite. Why isn’t it language? And how do you define that a method of communication qualifies to be called a language? Also, what would you call a method of communication that lies somewhere in between “follow the pheromones” and “modern human comms”?
minus-squarecandybrie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoWhat’s your definition of language?
That’s cool as hell and animals definitely have all kinds of methods of communication that I’m sure we haven’t figured out yet - but it’s not language.
Okay, I’ll bite.
Why isn’t it language? And how do you define that a method of communication qualifies to be called a language?
Also, what would you call a method of communication that lies somewhere in between “follow the pheromones” and “modern human comms”?
What’s your definition of language?