What a Border Collie Taught a Linguist About Language

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What a Border Collie Taught a Linguist About Language

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Dogs@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

The whistles that a shepherd uses to command her dog sound a whole lot like human language.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13123210

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