Tweeting, singing, braying and barking are forms of communication used by some animals. Are animal sounds considered language? This question was difficult for the writer because communication has always been considered a language before this classroom experience. The definition of language would make the answer to this question a resounding yes. Language is defined as not only communicative but also arbitrary, structured, generative and dynamic (Willingham, 2007). If you observed animals long enough, such as birds or dogs, you might notice that birds sing songs used to alarm, just as dogs bark to communicate with other dogs within earshot. Many people argue that the sounds made by animals, while dynamic and communicative, are not sufficiently structured to be considered language. In this regard, an excellent topic could be the form of communication used by the Himba tribe, a nomadic tribe from southwestern Africa, which consists of what seems like a series of clicks. Their language is part of the Bantu language family, called Dhimba. Although the language is a collection of what might seem like simple clicks, each combination of clicks has a meaning just as every combination of letters in all other languages ​​has a meaning. Because clicks have meaning, they are communicative, dynamic, and structured just as animal sounds are to the animals to which they are attributed. This author has direct lineage to this tribe on her biological father's side of the family and was able to understand the most rudimentary portions of the Dhimba language but not the more complex combinations. However, human cognition is not a prerequisite for being a language many might try. Human cognition in comb... middle of paper... 46 phonemes in English dialect that can be joined to create words that create sentences, which then create texts. The ambiguity of language is overcome by employing the effect of dialogue flow and concomitance of articulation, using phonemic cues, syntax and grammar. The most important thing to remember is that language has a great influence on cognitive functions such as memory representations. References Fritz, J. M., Fritz, R. C. (1985). Linguistic structure and economic method. Journal of Economic Affairs, 19(1), 75-101. Retrieved August 11, 2009, from the EBSCOHost database.Sevinc, M., Turner, C. (1976). Language and latent structure of cognitive development. International Journal of Psychology, 11(4), 231. Retrieved August 11, 2009, from the EBSCOHost database.Willingham, D.T. (2007). Cognition: the thinking animal. New York, New York: Pearson Prentice Hall.