LINGUIS 100 1st Edition Lecture 2Communicative Signals vs. Informative Signals Unintentional Informative Signals- someone listening to you may become informed about you through a number of signals (not intentionally sent)Whereas communicative signals are generally thought to be intentional, or something that a person wants to convey to another by way of speech We think of communication as primary function of human language, but it is not distinguishing feature of it. Why is this?---> Because all creatures communicate, but they are not able to think about or reflect onthe way they are doing so, whereas humans are Then we can say that Reflexivity is what distinguishing our language (as humans) from other languages of the world, i.e. animal and computer→ Reflexivity accounts for the fact that we can use language on the behalf of thinking about itself. No other living thing or non living thing on earth (to the best of our knowledge) can do this- reflect on something by using that same something as an instrument of doing so.Key TermsReflexivity – think about languageDisplacement- past and futureArbitrariness- form isn’t related to meaningProductivity- open endednessCultural transmission- learn the language of exposureDuality- language made up of sounds & meaningHow does Language WorkWe know that grammar consists of the parts of the language we are speaking. But now we mustbreak down the parts:1. sounds- phonology 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.2. words- morphology 3. sentences- syntax phonology- the study of soundmorphology- order of words and study of parts of wordssyntax - parts and order of a sentence Examples of wrongful use of one of the above three:- There are lõvely cats on Vliet Street. (This is an example of wrong phonology)- There lovely cats on Vliet Street are. (This is an example of wrong syntax)- There are lovely catren on Vliet Street. (This is an example of wrong morphology)- There are lovely ctas on Vliet Street. (This is an example of wrong
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