Crow languages [was: Cows with accents?]

[Joel S. Berson]

Some fifty-odd years ago, I think, there was an article in Scientific
American relating that the cries of American crows were not
understood by European crows.

Joel

At 8/23/2006 03:10 PM, you wrote:
>A cross-post of direct relevance to many dialectologists on the
>list, I'm sure.
>
>LH
>
>>Date:         Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:17:26 -0400
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>>From: Jane Rosenthal <quidnunc at AOL.COM>
>>Subject: [FL-LIST] [FL] Cows with accents?
>>
>>Okay, this has little to do with FL unless you have a need to
>>identify a cow.  However, I thought you might be amused by this
>>story.
>>
>>Farmers: Cows mooo with a twang
>>LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Cows have regional accents, a group of
>>British farmers claims, and phonetics experts say the idea is not as
>>far-fetched as it sounds.
>>Lloyd Green, from southwest England, was one of a group of farmers
>>who first noticed the phenomenon.
>>"I spend a lot of time with my Friesians and they definitely 'moo'
>>with a Somerset drawl," he said, referring to the breed of dairy cow
>>he owns.  I've spoken to the other farmers in the West Country group
>>and they have noticed a similar development in their own herds.
>>"I think it works the same as with dogs - the closer a farmer's bond
>>is with his animals, the easier it is for them to pick up his
>>accent."
>>
>>For the rest of the story, go to:
>><http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/08/23/cows.accent.reut/index.html>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/08/23/cows.accent.reut/index.html
>>
>>
>>Jane Rosenthal
>>New York University
>
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