Susanne Schötz - The Secret Language Of Cats

Copyright Copyright Dedication A Note to the Reader PREFACE: WHY IS THE LANGUAGE OF CATS (STILL) A SECRET? 1 MY FIRST CATS 2 CAT FOR BEGINNERS 3 “MEOW” THE MOST COMMON WORD IN THE LANGUAGE OF CATS 4 “BRRRH, HOW NICE TO SEE YOU!” GREETINGS AND SMALL TALK 5 “GRRRRRR, HSSSSHH, GET AWAY!” ANTIPATHY, REJECTION, DETERRENCE 6 “MEEEOOOWWW, I WANT YOU!” CALLING, COURTSHIP, SEDUCTION 7 “HRRRHRRRR, I AM HAPPY WITH YOU!” HAPPINESS AND SATISFACTION 8 “MEH MEH MEH MEH! I AM GOING TO EAT YOU UP!” CALLS FOR PREY 9 LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN CAT 10 HUMAN TO CAT—HOW COMMUNICATION SUCCEEDS 11 CAT PROBLEMS IN DAILY LIFE 12 STUDIES AND PROJECTS 13 CURRENT RESEARCH APPENDIX: AUDIO AND VIDEO EXAMPLES OF SOUNDS PRODUCED IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS TABLE 2: OVERVIEW OF THE MOST COMMON CAT SOUNDS TABLES WITH PHONETIC SYMBOLS TABLE 3: VOWELS TABLE 4: CONSONANTS TABLE 5: OTHER PHONETIC SYMBOLS GLOSSARY—IMPORTANT TECHNICAL TERMS WORKS CITED AND FURTHER READING ACKNOWLEDGMENTS About the Publisher

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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018

Copyright © Susanne Schötz 2018

Susanne Schötz asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Ebook Edition © October 2018 ISBN: 9780263267518

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Copyright Copyright Copyright Dedication A Note to the Reader PREFACE: WHY IS THE LANGUAGE OF CATS (STILL) A SECRET? 1 MY FIRST CATS 2 CAT FOR BEGINNERS 3 “MEOW” THE MOST COMMON WORD IN THE LANGUAGE OF CATS 4 “BRRRH, HOW NICE TO SEE YOU!” GREETINGS AND SMALL TALK 5 “GRRRRRR, HSSSSHH, GET AWAY!” ANTIPATHY, REJECTION, DETERRENCE 6 “MEEEOOOWWW, I WANT YOU!” CALLING, COURTSHIP, SEDUCTION 7 “HRRRHRRRR, I AM HAPPY WITH YOU!” HAPPINESS AND SATISFACTION 8 “MEH MEH MEH MEH! I AM GOING TO EAT YOU UP!” CALLS FOR PREY 9 LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN CAT 10 HUMAN TO CAT—HOW COMMUNICATION SUCCEEDS 11 CAT PROBLEMS IN DAILY LIFE 12 STUDIES AND PROJECTS 13 CURRENT RESEARCH APPENDIX: AUDIO AND VIDEO EXAMPLES OF SOUNDS PRODUCED IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS TABLE 2: OVERVIEW OF THE MOST COMMON CAT SOUNDS TABLES WITH PHONETIC SYMBOLS TABLE 3: VOWELS TABLE 4: CONSONANTS TABLE 5: OTHER PHONETIC SYMBOLS GLOSSARY—IMPORTANT TECHNICAL TERMS WORKS CITED AND FURTHER READING ACKNOWLEDGMENTS About the Publisher An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018 Copyright © Susanne Schötz 2018 Susanne Schötz asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins. Ebook Edition © October 2018 ISBN: 9780263267518

Dedication To Lars, for putting up with my crazy-cat-lady behavior and for loving all of our cats as much as I do.

A Note to the Reader

PREFACE: WHY IS THE LANGUAGE OF CATS (STILL) A SECRET?

1 MY FIRST CATS

2 CAT FOR BEGINNERS

3 “MEOW” THE MOST COMMON WORD IN THE LANGUAGE OF CATS

4 “BRRRH, HOW NICE TO SEE YOU!” GREETINGS AND SMALL TALK

5 “GRRRRRR, HSSSSHH, GET AWAY!” ANTIPATHY, REJECTION, DETERRENCE

6 “MEEEOOOWWW, I WANT YOU!” CALLING, COURTSHIP, SEDUCTION

7 “HRRRHRRRR, I AM HAPPY WITH YOU!” HAPPINESS AND SATISFACTION

8 “MEH MEH MEH MEH! I AM GOING TO EAT YOU UP!” CALLS FOR PREY

9 LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN CAT

10 HUMAN TO CAT—HOW COMMUNICATION SUCCEEDS

11 CAT PROBLEMS IN DAILY LIFE

12 STUDIES AND PROJECTS

13 CURRENT RESEARCH

APPENDIX: AUDIO AND VIDEO EXAMPLES OF SOUNDS PRODUCED IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

TABLE 2: OVERVIEW OF THE MOST COMMON CAT SOUNDS

TABLES WITH PHONETIC SYMBOLS

TABLE 3: VOWELS

TABLE 4: CONSONANTS

TABLE 5: OTHER PHONETIC SYMBOLS

GLOSSARY—IMPORTANT TECHNICAL TERMS

WORKS CITED AND FURTHER READING

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

About the Publisher

A Note to the Reader

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