"Silbo is interesting from the point of view of the theory of language because, since it is a very simple system, it can help us understand how languages in general are formed, " he says.
It was their study of the origins of the written word that provided linguists with their surest view of the way that language has evolved.
"We have chosen the theme of childhood, and the quality of life and opportunity offered to children growing up in Wales, because we know this is a subject close to our audiences' hearts and one about which everyone has a point of view, " explains Clare Hudson, BBC Wales' head of English language programmes.
Mr Everett said Davidson "tended to use more than the average amount of foul language in some people's view".
The announcement comes on the heels of another language-related news blip from the Mountain View, California, company.
This is extremely cool in my view, and takes a significant step toward the Holy Grail of removing language as a barrier between people.
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And though paleoanthropologists are coming around to the view that Neanderthals developed sophisticated ways to communicate, including some form of spoken language, they may have lacked the rich vocabulary or symbolic structure we take for granted today.
Translated into different language, this was an argument between judicial activism and a more conservative view of a judge's role.
The risk, analysts say, is that tough language from some GOP officials on illegal immigration risks turning off Hispanic voters, many of whom view that rhetoric as a cultural affront.
Because she says sometimes in her experience the Russians have taken language, even non-binding preamble language like in the START treaty, and used it to justify an argument or a point of view.
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