Comments on: Monkeys to replace human linguists! http://blog.longnow.org/2009/07/09/monkeys-to-replace-human-linguists/ The Official Weblog of The Long Now Foundation and Friends Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jim http://blog.longnow.org/2009/07/09/monkeys-to-replace-human-linguists/comment-page-1/#comment-7555 Jim Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:12:50 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2009/07/09/monkeys-to-replace-human-linguists/#comment-7555 The linguists are not likely to fear for their jobs anytime soon: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=1596 The linguists are not likely to fear for their jobs anytime soon:

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=1596

]]> By: Laura Welcher http://blog.longnow.org/2009/07/09/monkeys-to-replace-human-linguists/comment-page-1/#comment-7485 Laura Welcher Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:28:05 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2009/07/09/monkeys-to-replace-human-linguists/#comment-7485 I think the metric is the primate equivalent of the studies with human infants that correlate interest with eye gaze. Good luck with the cat study -- mine completely ignore me. I think the metric is the primate equivalent of the studies with human infants that correlate interest with eye gaze.

Good luck with the cat study — mine completely ignore me.

]]> By: Rowland http://blog.longnow.org/2009/07/09/monkeys-to-replace-human-linguists/comment-page-1/#comment-7435 Rowland Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:17:27 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2009/07/09/monkeys-to-replace-human-linguists/#comment-7435 "[the monkeys] reacted by turning to the researcher playing the recording, indicating they were aware of the inconsistency in the sound pattern. " so do i really have to go into why i have a problem with this? wait wait, my cat just turned to me, indicating she is aware that i do not. “[the monkeys] reacted by turning to the researcher playing the recording, indicating they were aware of the inconsistency in the sound pattern. ” so do i really have to go into why i have a problem with this? wait wait, my cat just turned to me, indicating she is aware that i do not.

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