Dialects in Animals: Evidence, Development and Potential Functions

Dialects are one of the parallels that have long been established between human language and animal communication. We discuss the potential functional parallels between human and animal dialects, arguing that in both cases different mechanisms and functions may be at stake where large geographical v...

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Main Authors: Laurence Henry, Stéphanie Barbu, Alban Lemasson, Martine Hausberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Animal Behavior and Cognition 2015-05-01
Series:Animal Behavior and Cognition
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Online Access:http://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/6/03.Henry_FINAL.pdf