Anthropology 101 1st Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Last Lecture I Greek language II Participant observation III Cultural adaption IV Malinowski V Ethnography VI Franz Boas VII Salvage Ethnography Outline of Current Lecture I Definition of language II Learned language III Infinitely productive IV Orally produced V Arbitrary VI Symbol VII Discrete element of sound VIII Fixed on to one correspondence IX Referent Current Lecture These 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 A Structural Definition of Language o Language is a learned infinitely productive system of orally produced arbitrary symbols made up of discreet elements of sound in which there is a fixed one to one correspondence between symbol and referent o Learned Language is learned Humans are not genetically programmed to speak They are genetically programmed to learn Unconsciously observing people around you o Infinitely productive o Orally produced Come from mouth Except sign language o o o o o Arbitrary Symbol Discrete element of sound Fixed one to one correspondence Referent
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