Answer the questions related to the short Michael Corbalis video regarding the mystery of human language.
Is it really true that only humans are capable of true language? If so, how did it evolve? Could it be that birds or dolphins have language that we havenāt yet decoded? Explain your opinion and why you think your theory is correct.
Post your answers here in comments and we will discuss in class.
I do think that only humans are capable of true language, but I think that animals can communicate with each other and have their own language that we haven’t been able to discover yet. I think my theory is correct because animals sometimes can not only understand with each other, but can also understand us, like dogs.
I think every living species has the capacity to communicate in a certain language. Animals maybe can’t talk and communicate in the same way that we humans do it, but they have their own ways of communicating. We know that the wolves howl as a way to communicate and let other wolves know their location and other things, in some sense thatās their language. I think that we donāt have the capacity to learn the language of the animals in the same way that they canāt learn our language. I donāt think animals think that we canāt talk or communicate just because they might donāt understand us.
I believe that only humans possess ātrue languageā, since we are able to communicate with each other through the use of words, letters, shapes, and figures. It evolve as time passes by, as humans discover sounds that came from nature, animals, etc. we develop words that we can use to communicate with other people. Birds and dolphins or animals in general have their own language that we humans havenāt decoded yet, however the way they communicate could also be seen on how they act. Like how dogs and cats communicate with their body language and the noise they make. I believe that my theory makes sense because itās pretty obvious how humans and animals communicate differently. We wouldnāt be able to tell if our dog is hungry if they wouldnāt bark continuously to communicate their needs.
I think it’s really true that only humans are capable of true languag. But I think the language of animals is their normal calls. I think they all use their calls to communicate with their own kind.
Is it really true that only humans are capable of true language?
If so, how did it evolve?
Could it be that birds or dolphins have language that we havenāt yet decoded?
Explain your opinion and why you think your theory is correct.
I think the answer is yes because humans are the only ones who have a āreal languageā and we have a fully developed communication system while birds and dolphins do not have much because they lack knowledge of talking like a human being but they do have a way of communicating with each other such as sounds, gestures and signs.
I disagree with the thought only human are capable of true language. What is language in the first place? Language is something that all species created by God use to communicate. Only human beings can use a language communicate with each other. There are so many languages spoken in the world. Which one is the true? We as human have been given the ability to use our eyes,ears,mouth ,hands to communicate unlike other species. True language for me is pure and sincere. The language that we speak now is polluted and devalued .Animal though they are limited in speech and many other aspects communicate sincerely with whatever they are given .
True language is universal language which we as human are limited in , we can’t understand animals because we are not animals . We will never decode animals language, once again we are limited and we should stop trying to get to know everything and try to discover the mysteries of God.
I think that humans have the true language since we are able to understand each other and communicate, but I also think that animals have their own language and way of communicating, but despite the fact that each one has its own way of communicating, communication between each other is still difficult.