Animal Language

Knowledge issue : To what extent do animals have language? (non-animals)


- Language is how a group of animals/humans communicate with each other through a verbal   process that is specific to the different species using variated structures and sounds.

Examples 

- Dogs barking
- Alex the parrot learning shapes and numbers
- Kanzi the bonobo ape learning how to speak via a lexigram

In my opinion, language is a subjective state of mind in which all mammals use. It is stated that the definition of language is when species communicate through their vocal cords, so just because words aren't literally being spoken, animals can still communicate with each other through sounds.
These sounds can display different emotions, such as if a dog is barking, the other dogs can tell the current mood of the dog. This comes across in human beings as well, any human can display sadness in a voice, or aggression.
So as a conclusion, language is spoken across all mammals, just using different techniques than human beings.

Further knowledge questions 
- What obligations do the knowledge rich have to the knowledge poor?
- How do we distinguish what we know from what we don’t know?

Language and Sense Perception

Knowledge question ><
How do language and sense perception connect?

Metaphor examples :
- It was raining cats and dogs
- Cool!
- She was hot
- He was a fruity guy


Body Language
Sign Language
Mimics


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/science/22lang.html?_r=0


In this article, the author explains the important aspect of how language can hold the answer.
It is proven that language helps us learn novel categories, and it licenses our unusual ability to operate on an abstract plane, Dr. Lupyan said. The problem is that after a category has been learned, it can distort the memory of specific objects, getting between us and the rest of the non-abstract world.

So I defiantly agree with the findings of Dr.Lupyan and believe language plays a vital role as a connection to our sense perception.

Further knowledge questions 

- How does auditory perception influence first impressions on a piece of text?

Sense Perception in Science

What is the Role of Sense Perception in Science?



- In ESS, we observed several beans in a bag, and we had to find the colored ones.


Perception problems 

In some cases, people have been found to have no response within the amygdala, which means they cannot emotionally process certain things.

Capgras Syndrome, also known as Capgras Delusion, is the irrational belief that a familiar person or place has been replaced with an exact duplicate — an impostor. 

Blind sight is when you can't process the emotions found in facial expressions, giving them only a 60% chance of identifying the facial expression correctly. 

So far our argument has been that sensory perception is this lens through which we perceive everything around us, this suggests that we have to actually see, feel, smell, touch, or taste something to perceive it. 
To a certain extent, what we perceive is shared knowledge, however we need to consider that knowledge is not merely obtained from external sources but also internal sources (ex. personal)
Two main ways of knowing that influence personal knowledge are intuition and imagination 
sensory perception is therefore not only external since it can be internally imagined as well. 

Further knowledge questions :

In what sense is a community of knowers like bees constructing the labyrinths of their hive or a 

group of builders constructing a building?