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1a. Re: Prairie Dog Language - no, really.    
    From: Roger Mills


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1a. Re: Prairie Dog Language - no, really.
    Posted by: "Roger Mills" [email protected] 
    Date: Mon Jul 8, 2013 2:26 pm ((PDT))

From: Garth Wallace <[email protected]>



(Ray Brown:)
> I recall way back in the 1950s someone gave a talk on what
> was then called the "Third Programme" on the radio; it was
> about the language of cats.  I remember almost nothing about
> it now, except that it was claimed verbs existed with
> indicative and imperative mood.

Why would cats have an imperative mood? It's not like they'd follow
any commands.
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Very necessary: 
 Get out of my territory!! (to another cat)
To us:  Feed me.  Pet me.  Pay some attention to me.  etc.





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