Swedneck comments on Interspecies linguistics

Interspecies linguistics (mander.xyz)

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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 43 points 2 years ago (1 child)

curious how it's always humans saying that they're the only ones who have language..

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[–] Droechai@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

it's only humans capable of the sub communication protocol called English that says that

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[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

No other languages have evolved to say that.

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[–] Droechai@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Exactly, other languages would use something like "Det är bara människan som utvecklat tal" or "Es ist nur der Mensch, der die Sprache entwickelt hat" depending on language

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