Comments on: From ruff ruff to ow ow http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/dog-speak Global English and language change Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:05:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ruzica http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/dog-speak/comment-page-1#comment-661 Ruzica Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:12:39 +0000 http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/?p=2287#comment-661 Excellent cartoon! Not only people hear what they choose, but dogs do too. :) The cats I 'tested' were just some cats I saw in the street and I didn't feed them. I supppose they would understand any language if the person was speaking behind a dish of fish. :) Excellent cartoon! Not only people hear what they choose, but dogs do too. :)
The cats I ‘tested’ were just some cats I saw in the street and I didn’t feed them. I supppose they would understand any language if the person was speaking behind a dish of fish. :)

]]> By: Kati Sule http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/dog-speak/comment-page-1#comment-660 Kati Sule Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:18:33 +0000 http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/?p=2287#comment-660 I can confirm that there is such a thing as a multilingual cat. We have a 16-year-old Tom cat who understands English, Dutch and Hungarian equally well, especially when the talk concerns his dinner. You may be familiar with this Gary Larson cartoon: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sluggerotoole/153603564/ - one of my favourites. I can confirm that there is such a thing as a multilingual cat. We have a 16-year-old Tom cat who understands English, Dutch and Hungarian equally well, especially when the talk concerns his dinner. You may be familiar with this Gary Larson cartoon: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sluggerotoole/153603564/ – one of my favourites.

]]> By: Tatiana http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/dog-speak/comment-page-1#comment-659 Tatiana Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:11:09 +0000 http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/?p=2287#comment-659 Well, that's very interesting. We feed a cat in Oxford that has lived there his whole life, but he totally responds to everything we say to him in Greek. He even responds to the name we have given him, which is not the name that he had all these years. Perhaps cats in Ireland have stronger opinions about their identities and the language they wish to be spoken to. :-) Well, that’s very interesting. We feed a cat in Oxford that has lived there his whole life, but he totally responds to everything we say to him in Greek. He even responds to the name we have given him, which is not the name that he had all these years. Perhaps cats in Ireland have stronger opinions about their identities and the language they wish to be spoken to. :-)

]]> By: Ruzica http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/dog-speak/comment-page-1#comment-658 Ruzica Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:56:07 +0000 http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/?p=2287#comment-658 Thanks for the list! It's impressive! Dogs in Serbia bark with /av-av/. We live in Ireland and I've tested Irish cats (I'm a bit scared of dogs) and found that they do not respond to Serbian call for cats 'come here' /mac-mac/, but they do when I say 'come, kitty, come'. It would be interesting to observe the behaviour of one of the cats (or any domestic animal), in the environment of a foreign human language. Thanks for the list! It’s impressive!
Dogs in Serbia bark with /av-av/.
We live in Ireland and I’ve tested Irish cats (I’m a bit scared of dogs) and found that they do not respond to Serbian call for cats ‘come here’ /mac-mac/, but they do when I say ‘come, kitty, come’. It would be interesting to observe the behaviour of one of the cats (or any domestic animal), in the environment of a foreign human language.

]]> By: Tatiana http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/dog-speak/comment-page-1#comment-657 Tatiana Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:30:11 +0000 http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/?p=2287#comment-657 Dogs in Greek go ghav ghav with gh (γ) being a letter that doesn't exist in English (although it exists in many other languages). Apparently dogs in Greece speak a different language than dogs in the rest of the world! :-p I also took a look at the list and it is very nice! Dogs in Greek go ghav ghav with gh (γ) being a letter that doesn’t exist in English (although it exists in many other languages). Apparently dogs in Greece speak a different language than dogs in the rest of the world! :-p
I also took a look at the list and it is very nice!

]]> By: Laine Cole http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/dog-speak/comment-page-1#comment-656 Laine Cole Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:51:03 +0000 http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/?p=2287#comment-656 Wow, Mike, fantastic: an actual list, a table! I am going to be poring over this for days to come. Great link, thanks. Wow, Mike, fantastic: an actual list, a table! I am going to be poring over this for days to come. Great link, thanks.

]]> By: Mike Sheehan http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/dog-speak/comment-page-1#comment-655 Mike Sheehan Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:40:03 +0000 http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/?p=2287#comment-655 You'll find an interesting list here: http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/animal.html You’ll find an interesting list here:

http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/personal/dabbott/animal.html

]]> By: Beatriz http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/dog-speak/comment-page-1#comment-654 Beatriz Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:21:04 +0000 http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/?p=2287#comment-654 Very interesting stuff! (this coming from an EFLteacher) I'd say most Argentine dogs go "guau guau". Very interesting stuff! (this coming from an EFLteacher)
I’d say most Argentine dogs go “guau guau”.

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