Abstract:Language, it is generally agreed, is the property of man alone on this earth. 'Animal language' is a metaphorical term at best, referring to nothing more elaborate than a set of vocal signals that some animals can produce so as to establish contact with their fellows. The range of these signals is niirrow, and their distinctiveness ,%ant. It is possible, indeed easy, to list exhaustively all the different utterances that even the most 'arti.;ulate' animal will ever produce in his life, and no member of the spe… Show more
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