keannu
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1. Does the first sentence say "our ability for breast stroke" doesn't imply frog's swimming ability? The two seem to match, so I can't get what it means.
2. Does this "still" mean "emphatic" like "much, even, far, a lot" or "yet"?
3. This writing seems to argue that langauge is only human beings' property. doesn't it?
ex)If we discover that animals do talk, then we shall not have learned anything useful, just as the fact that we can do the breast stroke does not tell us anything about a frog's innate swimming ability. If, on the other hand, we find that animals do not talk, this will provide some support for the claim that language is restricted to the human race. We are not merely indulging in a neurotic desire to verify that humans are still superior to other species, as has sometimes been suggested. Some animals, such as dolphins and chimpanzees, have a high level of intelligence. If, in spite of this, we find that language is beyond their capability, then we may have found some indication that language is a genetically programmed activity which is a largely separate from general intelligence.
2. Does this "still" mean "emphatic" like "much, even, far, a lot" or "yet"?
3. This writing seems to argue that langauge is only human beings' property. doesn't it?
ex)If we discover that animals do talk, then we shall not have learned anything useful, just as the fact that we can do the breast stroke does not tell us anything about a frog's innate swimming ability. If, on the other hand, we find that animals do not talk, this will provide some support for the claim that language is restricted to the human race. We are not merely indulging in a neurotic desire to verify that humans are still superior to other species, as has sometimes been suggested. Some animals, such as dolphins and chimpanzees, have a high level of intelligence. If, in spite of this, we find that language is beyond their capability, then we may have found some indication that language is a genetically programmed activity which is a largely separate from general intelligence.
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