ANTH 0780 1nd Edition Lecture 9 Outline of Last Lecture I. Political economyA. Three links: II. Society advancingA. CapitalismB. ColonialismC. Neocolonialism D. TypologyE. Unilineal cultural evolutionismIII. Social structure classificationsA. BandB. TribeC. ChiefdomD. State E. PhenotypeF. ClineOutline of Current Lecture I. LanguageA. DefinitionB. Distinct from speechC. McGurk effectD. Is a bicultural II. LinguisticsA. OpennessB. ArbitrarinessC. Linguistic relativity principle1. Strong linguistic determinism2. Weak linguisticsD. Competence in languageE. DiscourseF. Language inequalityG. Language ideologyCurrent LectureThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.I. LanguageA. Vocal symbols we use to encode our experience of the worldB. Distinct from speech and communication but tied to perceptionC. McGurk effect- seeing and hearing are correlatedD. Is a bicultural phenomenonII. LinguisticsA. Openness- human language is creative and understandingB. Arbitrariness- there is no link between sound and meaning (duality of patterning of phonemes and morphemes)C. Linguistic relativity principle-language has the power to shape the way we see the world (Sapir-Whorf hypothesis)1. Strong linguistic determinism- determines cultural patterns2. Weak linguistics- language informs thought and culturesD. Competence in language1. Linguistic competence- grammar is important (Noam Chomsky)2. Communicative competence- Dell Hymes term that is the mastery of adult rules for socially and culturally appropriate speech (ex human in text can be misunderstood)E. Discourse- the stretch of speech longer than a sentence and is united by a common theme (Bahktin and Voloshinov)F. Language inequality- making value judgment about other peoples speech in a context of dominance or subordination (inner city speech)G. Language ideology- applicable to Susan Harding’s “The Book of Jerry Falwell”1. Conversion is a linguistic act2. Fundamentalist Baptists in “Speaking is Believing”3. The word of God is a relationship between one who is saved and one who needs to be
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