Looks and characteristics can categorize who and what they are. However, how much of it can be determined if they’re what they think they are or appear to be. So, what would be categorized for a human to be a human? Humans have complex communication, unique genomes and emotions. Almost all the species in the world have communication skills. However, humans have complex communication skills and items that make it easier. Human language is unique if looked closely. “Many species on the planet employ a unique form of communication. Birds sing, and dolphins whistle and click. Yet, despite decades of searching, scientists have not found any form of animal communication that exhibits the structure of human language, which involves weaving together
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Berent believes syntax is only half of what the human language is based on. She believes this is where phonology comes in, a branch of linguistics that deals with systems of sounds. Almost every language, with the exception of sign language, uses these two “layers” for communication. An example of this would be Khoisan languages, a unique group of African languages spoken mainly in Southern Africa. What’s so distinct and unique about their language is their use of clicking with a combination of words to communicate. Humans have also one feature in communication that no other species has yet achieved. This feature is mass communication. No other species on Earth has been able to achieve this. Humans have achieved this through the advance of technology. Anyone and everyone can communicate across the world almost instantly. When sharing or posting about an event or article, anyone can read it, no matter where they live. That is the power of mass communication that humans …show more content…
Humans have all kinds of emotions. They vary from happiness, joy, to anger and sadness. One could say that human emotion is almost a complex thing, yet something so simple to see and know. However, this is where the issue lies. Emotions can not be seen in a test tube or under a microscope. Emotion can only be observed and physiology studied in a scientific manner.
Jonathan Balcombe, a director of animal sentience at the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy, made an observation of animal emotions. In one of his articles “Yes, animals have Feelings”, he describes animals he is tending from a farm that rescues them from neglect or abuse. In one paragraph he describes a sheep, Clover, that ” scrapes her hoof across my boot repeatedly when i briefly stopped the massaging her back- a sheep’s way of asking for more.” (Balcombe). This is a sign of sentience, the capacity to
Berent believes syntax is only half of what the human language is based on. She believes this is where phonology comes in, a branch of linguistics that deals with systems of sounds. Almost every language, with the exception of sign language, uses these two “layers” for communication. An example of this would be Khoisan languages, a unique group of African languages spoken mainly in Southern Africa. What’s so distinct and unique about their language is their use of clicking with a combination of words to communicate. Humans have also one feature in communication that no other species has yet achieved. This feature is mass communication. No other species on Earth has been able to achieve this. Humans have achieved this through the advance of technology. Anyone and everyone can communicate across the world almost instantly. When sharing or posting about an event or article, anyone can read it, no matter where they live. That is the power of mass communication that humans …show more content…
Humans have all kinds of emotions. They vary from happiness, joy, to anger and sadness. One could say that human emotion is almost a complex thing, yet something so simple to see and know. However, this is where the issue lies. Emotions can not be seen in a test tube or under a microscope. Emotion can only be observed and physiology studied in a scientific manner.
Jonathan Balcombe, a director of animal sentience at the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy, made an observation of animal emotions. In one of his articles “Yes, animals have Feelings”, he describes animals he is tending from a farm that rescues them from neglect or abuse. In one paragraph he describes a sheep, Clover, that ” scrapes her hoof across my boot repeatedly when i briefly stopped the massaging her back- a sheep’s way of asking for more.” (Balcombe). This is a sign of sentience, the capacity to