Why not? It doesn't seem like an impossibility at all, i.e. that we would learn what meanings other species attach to sound patterns. Computing should make this

Why not? It doesn't seem like an impossibility at all, i.e. that we would learn what meanings other species attach to sound patterns. Computing should make this a breeze ( eventually, not within the next year though)- which just might expose us to a few surprises regarding the capabilities of other species. To some extent we already understand a lot: quite a few birds use one song to to attract mates, another protect territory, and another to warn off intruders. The not unreasonable expectation is that a universal inter-species translator would reveal that the more intelligent animals (corvids, dolphins and whales, octopuses) convey a more nuanced meaning in their communication.