1. Grouping words If We Could Talk with the Animals … Do animals communicate? | In a famous children’s story, | Dr. Dolittle |  is able to talk to| —and understand—animals. | This has long | been a dream of | many people | —to be able to | communicate with animals | and | know what they’re thinking. | For almost as long, | scientists have wondered if animals | actually have language. | It seems clear to anyone | who has a dog | or cat | or who closely observes animals | that | there is certainly | communication going on. | But how | do animals communicate? | What do they “say”? | And is it truly language? |

2. Stress If We Could Talk with the Animals … ′Do animals com′municate? | In a′famous | children’s story, | ′Dr.′Dolittle | is able to ′talk to| —and under′stand—animals. | ′This has′long | been a′dream of |′many people | —to be′able to | com′municate with′animals | and |′know what they’re′thinking. | For′almost as′long, |′scientists have′wondered if animals |′actually have language. | It′seems′clear to′anyone | who has a′dog | or′cat | or who′closely observes animals | that | there is′certainly | communi′cation going′on. | But′how | do animals com′municate? | What do they “′say”? | And is′it truly′language? |

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