@authornicole.sc: 📣Sources: 1️⃣”Congnitive and communicative abilities in grey parrots”. By Irene M. Pepperberg. 2️⃣ "Advances in cultural linguistics": Expanding the Scope of Cultural Linguistics: Taking Parrots Seriously. By Roslyn M. Frank. 🔎Can parrots actually talk, or are they just mimicking? A linguist explains 🦜 Turns out parrots have cognitive and communication skills we thought were uniquely human: trained parrots can label objects, colors, and shapes, count, and even combine words to ask for things, refuse, and describe what's around them. We're talking real animal communication and the science of language. Are parrots smarter than we think? Watch and decide 👇 #linguistics #language #animals #parrots #sciencetok