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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Dog Lingo

There are a number of dogs suddenly in the news who posses a vocabulary greater and richer than mine. However, even though they point to a bone when they heard the word "bone" uttered, they do not initiate language, nor do they fall into language - like saying "Bone? Why are you looking for the bone again?".

Language requires initiating communication as well as receiving and interpreting communication.

2 comments:

Ruth said...

Richer and greater than yours? wow.

Montag said...

Not "wow".

Rather one should say "bow wow!"