Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

109: Birds and Bees


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Could language have evolved from birdsong? A new paper suggests that human language shares features with both the tweeting of our feathered friends, and the buzzing of bees. How might early humans have combined them to make language? Linguist Daniel Midgley catches the buzz on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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