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What sound does a Human make?

The Sum of Awe

The Sum of Awe

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Cats say "meow" and cows say "moo." Is there a universal, characteristic sound humans would make in the absence of language? What did our pre-linguistic ancestors sound like?
 
crossfire

crossfire

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The Sum of Awe said:
Cats say "meow" and cows say "moo." Is there a universal, characteristic sound humans would make in the absence of language? What did our pre-linguistic ancestors sound like?
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Well, pre-linguistic humans today say, "goo-goo," "ga-ga," and "whaaaaaaa!" :baby:
 
The Sum of Awe

The Sum of Awe

Brought to you by the moment that spacetime began.
For some reason it wont let me quote your post Straw Dog, but all animals make various sounds; cat's don't just Meow or Mew, Dog's don't only go woof or bark.
 
Copernicus

Copernicus

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Most animals tend to have what is called a "call system." This is especially true of primates like ourselves. In humans, the call system is extremely complex--laughter, crying, screams, hooting, sighs, etc. The linguistic system is an entirely different form of communication that may be more related to bird song than bird calls. Some think that it evolved in conjunction with hand gestures. The evolutionary advantage of spoken communication is that it works in the dark. True linguistic, as opposed to call, systems are able to convey a large range of thoughts. Call systems can convey very complex emotions, but they have impoverished conceptual content.
 
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