HOW HUMAN LANGUAGE DIFFERS FROM ANIMAL COMMUNICATION
Keywords:
human languages, communication, sounds, gestures, movements, scents, complexity, animal, capacityAbstract
Human language is one of the most remarkable abilities that separates humans from all other living species. While many animals use various forms of communication—such as sounds, gestures, movements, and scents—human language stands out due to its complexity, flexibility, and capacity to express abstract ideas. Linguists, biologists, psychologists, and anthropologists have long studied the differences between human language and animal communication to understand how unique our linguistic abilities are.
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