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Re:Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird ca... by yowlingcat on Saturday October 17, 2020 @10:53AM (#24810383)
Obligatory reference to Raymond Smullyan's seminal To Mock A Mockingbird [1], one of my favorite books and a great introduction to the lambda calculus. I guess the resemblance to actual bird language is more than just passing.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Mock_a_Mockingbird

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Re:Experimental evidence for compositional syntax in bird ca... by lkuty on Saturday October 17, 2020 @11:03AM (#24810476)
Yes, I just thought about that one. That's funny.
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