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| Doitsujin Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 5319 days ago 1256 posts - 2363 votes  Speaks: German*, English | Message 3553 of 3737 12 May 2015 at 11:21am | IP Logged | ||
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Even cows have different regional accents according to a BBC article, which inspired Sir Patrick Stewart to the performance of his lifetime. :-) Edited by Doitsujin on 12 May 2015 at 11:21am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Cavesa Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 5008 days ago 3277 posts - 6779 votes Speaks: Czech*, FrenchC2, EnglishC1 Studies: Spanish, German, Italian | Message 3554 of 3737 12 May 2015 at 2:02pm | IP Logged | ||
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And do you think the "languages" of the killer whales and dolphins are mutually
intelligible? :-D I recently read about a monkey that could use the american sign language (over 100 words) and even taught another monkey. Do you think the dolphins would be intellectually capable of signing if they had hands? (papers... I feel like a monkey or a dolphin had better chances passing my exams) 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
 meramarina Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5966 days ago 1341 posts - 2303 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, French Personal Language Map | Message 3555 of 3737 12 May 2015 at 3:20pm | IP Logged | ||
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Don't forget birds ! Birds have grammar, too. They probably read this thread and laugh at the human word
nerds. birds are nerds 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Woodsei Bilingual Diglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Woodsei Joined 4796 days ago 614 posts - 782 votes Speaks: English*, Arabic (Egyptian)* Studies: Russian, Japanese, Hungarian | Message 3556 of 3737 12 May 2015 at 3:47pm | IP Logged | ||
Yes they do. Simply because they're so cute :-) @meramarina: That makes me think, will a dog who lives in an English-speaking country understand another language? I was once visiting a family member with some dogs, and when I attempted a few Arabic and Japanese lines, the poor thing just stared at me :) You know, we shouldn't derail this thread :D 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| meramarina Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5966 days ago 1341 posts - 2303 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, French Personal Language Map | Message 3557 of 3737 12 May 2015 at 4:49pm | IP Logged | ||
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Of course we should not derail the thread--but you know you are a language nerd when you keep changing
the subject every time you learn an interesting bit of language lore! One nerdy topic leads to another . . . . This thread doesn't have rails as much as it has tentacles reaching into all kinds of nerd topics. It's kind of unique that way. But we have had some discussions about animal communication, and perhaps we can contine them or start another. As for dogs, they certainly learn and understand words, but I think they don't much care what language their humans speak as long as they get their dinner and their tummy rubs. I have tried speaking to my dog in other languages and he just gets a look on his face that says "That again" and waits patiently for me to get over my language nerdiness and take him for a walk ! 4 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Woodsei Bilingual Diglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Woodsei Joined 4796 days ago 614 posts - 782 votes Speaks: English*, Arabic (Egyptian)* Studies: Russian, Japanese, Hungarian | Message 3558 of 3737 12 May 2015 at 7:20pm | IP Logged | ||
I always love reading your posts :D I can just picture your dog, "Oh no, there she goes again, patience, patience is a virtue!" :-) Dogs have some really expressive looks, don't they? It's a language all by itself! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| meramarina Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5966 days ago 1341 posts - 2303 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, French Personal Language Map | Message 3559 of 3737 12 May 2015 at 7:28pm | IP Logged | ||
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Thank you, I always like to hear that ! I have not been as active lately, but am feeling inspired again now after
attending the Polyglot Gathering in Berlin. Now THAT is how you know you are a confirmed and incurable language nerd ! Fortunately, dogs have more patience with the enthusiams of language nerds that some humans do ! But as for the nerds--they exist--and they know it, not just in this particular thread. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Mooby Senior Member Scotland Joined 6104 days ago 707 posts - 1220 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Polish | Message 3560 of 3737 13 May 2015 at 7:35pm | IP Logged | ||
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When you select 3 or more foreign language radio stations at random, put your headphones on, settle back in your chair and oscillate between them - to see what it does to your brain.
[Today's cocktail: Argentinian Spanish, German and Polish] 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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