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Human Language vs. Cat Communication

Cats and human communication differ in several key ways. Cat communication systems are innate and consist of fixed responses to stimuli with each signal having a single function. In contrast, human language is creative and flexible, allowing novel uses of language. While cat communication seems fixed across generations, human language evolves over time. However, both cats and humans use signs and body language to convey specific meanings, such as meowing and talking, rubbing and hugging, swiveling ears and eye contact.

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Human Language vs. Cat Communication

Cats and human communication differ in several key ways. Cat communication systems are innate and consist of fixed responses to stimuli with each signal having a single function. In contrast, human language is creative and flexible, allowing novel uses of language. While cat communication seems fixed across generations, human language evolves over time. However, both cats and humans use signs and body language to convey specific meanings, such as meowing and talking, rubbing and hugging, swiveling ears and eye contact.

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HUMAN LANGUAGE

VS
ANIMAL COMMUNICATION
AMIERAH IZZATI AISYAH BINTI
MOHD NAZRI
CHEN HUI YING
TSLB 3013
CATS

How do they communicate?


DIFFERENCES OF HUMAN LANGUAGE
WITH CATS
The signs of animal systems are inborn.
Animal systems are set responses to stimuli.
In animal systems, each signal has one and only one function.
Animal signals are not naturally used in novel ways.
Animal systems are essentially non-creative.
Because they are non-creative, animal systems are closed inventories of signs used
to express a few specific messages only.
Animal systems seem not to change from generation to generation.
CATS COMMUNICATION

These are some examples of cats body language:

MEOWING
SCRATCHING
RUBBING
BODY
EARS
EYES
TAILS
MEOWING
to get their mother's attention
to communicate with humans
SCRATCHING
To sharpen their claws
To deposit their scent
To play
RUBBING
Sign of affection and welcome
To mark their territory
Transfers their scent
Seeking for full attention
BODY
Back arched, fur standing on end: frightened or angry
Back arched, fur flat: welcoming your touch
Lying on back, purring: very relaxed
Lying on back, growling: upset and ready to strike
EARS
Forward: alert, interested or happy
Backward, sideways, flat ("airplane ears"): irritable,
angry or frightened
Swiveling: attentive and listening to every little sound
EYES
Pupils constricted: offensively aggressive, but possibly
content
Pupils dilated (large): nervous or submissive (if somewhat
dilated), defensively aggressive (if fully dilated), but
possibly playful
TAIL
A swishy tail signals high arousal, often due to anger or
play.
CONTRAST
CATS HUMAN

Both are composed of signs which are forms with meaning

COMPARE
MEOWING To communicate TALKING

RUBBING Sign of affection and welcome HUGGING

To show their attention and MAKING EYES CONTACT


SWIVELING EARS
listen to every little sound

FORWADING EARS To show happiness and LAUGHING AND SMILING


alertness
BACKWARDING, MOVING
To show anger, annoyance and CURSING, SCOLDING AND
SIDEWAYS, FLATTENING EARS
fright TREMBLING
("airplane ears")

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