# Language: If whales had it, would we know?

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**Created:** [April 18, 2001, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-if-whales-had-it-would-we-know/62392 "2001-04-18T03:53:59Z")\
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> **[Scientists Have Reported a Breakthrough In Understanding Whale Language](https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a35kp/scientists-have-reported-a-breakthrough-in-understanding-whale-language)**
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> Researchers have identified new elements of whale vocalizations that they propose are analogous to human speech, including vowels and pitch.

Here is the preprint:

[https://osf.io/preprints/osf/285cs](https://osf.io/preprints/osf/285cs)

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