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They used to believe there was a Language of Humans. If you did not teach any language to a baby, somehow he would start talking in an ancient old language. ht

by aritmo 4y ago

They used to believe there was a Language of Humans. If you did not teach any language to a baby, somehow he would start talking in an ancient old language. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_deprivation_experiments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_deprivation_experimen... Now it is the same but with animals.

david_allison 4y ago
Birdsongs can be genetic. It doesn't strike me as infeasible that a limited form of communication could also be.
- jjtheblunt 4y ago
  how do you know birdsongs can be genetic? not sure how to find citations. but, sounds very cool.
  - david_allison 4y ago
    Video lecture citation: https://youtu.be/kIeK6YZo54g?t=1618 https://youtu.be/kIeK6YZo54g?t=1618 I can find papers which note a genetic preference, but not learning in captivity as listed in the lecture.
    - jjtheblunt 4y ago
      thank you!