Re: Animals' talk (jara: German letter names)

From: "John Cowan" <jcowan@...>
> Jake X scripsit:
>
> > Interesting.  I think in English you can say either.  The dog says,
"bark,"
> > or the dog barks.
>
> The first seems strange to me.
>
> > What determines which dog is assigned which sound?  I am a native
english
> > speaker, but
> > they seem to me randomly chosen when spoken.  Anyone?
>
> Snoopy is a beagle (the smallest hound), and I think "Arf!" is more like
> the way a hound cries than "Woof!" or any other form.
If it's of any worth, I have a beagle, and her most common sound is more
[RR\_hou] than anything else.  But she also has two different howling
sounds, a whimper, and a shorter "woof", as well as a growl (uvular trill).
Never thought much about this matter before.