Bird sounds in nature writing: Human perspective on animal communication.

The object of study in the present article is birds, more precisely the sounds of birds as they are represented in Estonian nature writing. The evolutionary and structural parallels of bird song with human language are reviewed. Human interpretation of bird sounds raises the question, whether it is...

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Published in:	Sign Systems Studies Vol. 37; no. 3-4; pp. 580 - 614
Main Author:	Tuur, Kadri
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Tartu 2010
Subjects:	Animal communication Animal sound production Birds Natural history literature Sebeok, Thomas A. Estonia
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost