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Slide 1Slide 2Slide 3Slide 4Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Language• Set of arbitrary symbols• English consonants: Q, W, R, T, Y, P, S, D, F, G, H, J, K, L ,Z, X, C, V, B, N, M• Russian consonants: б, в, г, д, ж, з, к, л, м, н, п, р, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ• Signal Communication vs. Semantic UniversalityLanguage•Means by which ideas, inventions, and memories are transferred from generation to generation–Cultural transmissionLanguage•All societies have language•No correlation between social and grammatical complexity•Most are fully competent users•Don’t have to be taughtLanguage•Phonemes•Syntax•Morphemes –cat∙s•LexiconLanguage•Chomsky•Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis•Sociolinguistics–Study of language in social context–EuphemismLanguage•Non-Verbal Communication–Kinesics–Proxemics–OtherGraphics Cited• Sign Language: http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/fingerspelling/images/signlanguageabcprintable.jpg• Chimp: http://www.tacugama.com/images/christothumb.jpg• Bedtime Stories: http://www.e-bookdownload.com/images/dk-Debi-Glioris-Bedtime-Stories.jpg• Television: http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5908832,00.jpg• Proxemics: http://www.csiss.org/classics/uploads/hall_illustration2.jpg• Scarification: http://joachimj.club.fr/imagesethiopie/ethiopien%20scarification%201.jpg• Bathroom Sign: http://www.naagtag.com/images/office-signs/large/restroom-signs-man-woman-handicap.jpg• Koko: http://www.solarnavigator.net/animal_kingdom/animal_images/koko_gorilla_and_tabby_kitten.jpg • Washoe: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/4451/images/FoutsRoger_Washoe.jpg • Phonetic chart: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6016/phonetic.gif • Syntax: http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/c/c2/Basic_english_syntax_tree.png • Noam Chomsky: http://www.noam-chomsky.com/nc.jpg • Sapir – Whorf: http://m.blog.hu/pi/piackutatas/image/kep3/piackutatas%2059.jpg • Eisenstaedt’s The Kiss:


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