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All whistled languages share one basic characteristic: they function by varying the frequency of a simple wave-form as a function of time, generally with minimal dynamic variations (but see COWAN [25]), which is readily understandable since in most cases their only purpose is long-distance communication. An exception is a language like Mazateco which is often whistled even for close-quarter exchanges and which exhibits dynamic variations and consequently should be capable of carrying non-verbal information as well as the basic message, but this aspect of the question has not yet been studied experimentally.
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Busnel, RG., Classe, A. (1976). Physics of the Signal; Range. In: Whistled Languages. Communication and Cybernetics, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46335-8_3
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