Homework Help Forum: Language

Posted by Mike on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 4:02pm.

Language is unique to humans - why? Just point me in the right direction, I have googled it and keep getting scientific articles, I don't understand. Thanks for your time

• Language - Syd, Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 4:13pm

  Language is unique to humans because behind those languages there are unique cultures. Also languages are unique because they are usually very different from your own language. i hope that helped

  
  

• Language - bobpursley, Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 4:15pm

  Language is not unique to humans. You obviously dont live on a farm. We have taught Chimpanzees, and apes to understand and communicate with american sign language, and a few of those taught it to their offspring. Hens call their chicks to safety, to nest, and to eat with various sequences of sounds. If you want more, you will get scientific articles. You need to explore what you mean by language. Perhaps you mean "abstract symbolic". Perhaps that is what some folks think, that a donkey can't appreciate an art work or piece of music. I dont know about that.

  
  

• Language - Mike, Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 4:42pm

  thanks thats a good start

  
  

• Language - SraJMcGin, Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 5:30pm

  Try this site, but whales and dolphins communicate and they understand each other, even if WE don't speak their language! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_language Sra

  
  

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