Re: OT hominids (was: Why grammar is so complex a subject)

Quoting R A Brown <ray@...>:


> I understand that (some) social insects have sophisticated communication
> systems. Would these be called language, or does language have to be
> primarily vocal?
AFAIU, the communication of insect likes bees is structurally very different
from human language, so I'd be disinclined to call them language quite apart
from the difference between vocal and gestural communication.

                                   Andreas

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