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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sol System: [QB] I think the definition of language is getting slightly twisted here, not that I can provide a nontwisted one. But an interpretation of signs does not by itself constitute language. Something is being communicated when a piece of meat rots, but that doesn't mean that the meat is [i]communicating[/i], if you see my meaning. Anyway, as far as the dolphins go, I think we always need to be careful when we go about assigning content to signals such as these. For this to constitute a language, at least in my (incredibly uneducated, I need to point out) opinion, they would need to be located in some larger symbological context. Like, say I snap my fingers three times and we all agree that three fingersnaps represents Jason. That doesn't mean that we have invented a language of fingersnaps. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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