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LANGUAGE

LANGUAGE. Hifumi , Jasmien , and Stella. “How far can we prove that animals have their own language?” . LANGUAGE . Dictionary. Personal Experiences. 1. The method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way.

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LANGUAGE

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  1. LANGUAGE Hifumi, Jasmien, and Stella

  2. “How far can we prove that animals have their own language?”

  3. LANGUAGE Dictionary Personal Experiences • 1. The method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. • 2. A system of communication used by a particular country or community. • 3. The style of a piece of writing, or speech. • Oxford Dictionaries Online: http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0456750#m_en_gb0456750 • It is a spoken or written form of communication where there is a structure. If someone was speaking to me in a different language, it would not be communication because I would not understand them, but language is still being transferred. • A way to transfer or formulate message, emotion or idea.

  4. COMMUNICATION Dictionary Personal Experiences • 1. The exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium. • 2. Means of sending or receiving information, such as telephone lines or computers. • Oxford Dictionaries Online: http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0166910#m_en_gb0166910 • Communication is where all parties understand the same concept through symbols, body language, speech or a written form. • Can only apply to a type of language, where both sides understand the language.

  5. HISTORY • Stone Age →Limited language →No access to other places →Different dialects in different places

  6. ETHICS • Humans: Animals →Developed than other animals →Origin of humans are monkeys

  7. CHIMPANZEE • Abilities →Vocal communication-failure →Sign languages-success • Chimpanzee VS Human Children: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIAoJsS9Ix8&feature=related

  8. MONKEYS • Social Groups →Raise young, food, watch for predators. • Ways to influence and inform each other → Language • Visual cues, auditory calls, olfactory signals • Calls and vocalizations-pitch, loudness, duration • Diana monkeys-clever • Emperor tamarin monkeys

  9. OTHER ANIMALS • Unique language in which they communicate • Sheep-through various sounds • Dogs-sound, use body languages • Whales-high-pitched sounds • Dolphins-mainly the sounds →Whistles, so-called pulsed sound-squawks, breaching (jumping-hitting the flipper on water surface)

  10. Just a song or a language?

  11. CONCLUSION

  12. BIBLIOGRAPHY • http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/clever-monkeys/monkeys-and-language/3948 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIAoJsS9Ix8&feature=related • http://clas.mq.edu.au/animal_communication/index.html • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3430481.stm

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