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[–] SSJMarx@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That's cool as hell and animals definitely have all kinds of methods of communication that I'm sure we haven't figured out yet - but it's not language.

[–] overcast5348@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Okay, I'll bite.

Why isn't it language? And how do you define that a method of communication qualifies to be called a language?

Also, what would you call a method of communication that lies somewhere in between "follow the pheromones" and "modern human comms"?

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

What's your definition of language?