PSY 1001 1nd Edition Lecture 18 Outline of Last Lecture I Memory tips for studying II Properties and Parts of Language a Animal Communication b Properties c Parts and Levels III Linguistic determinism a Language determines thought Whorfian hypothesis b Thought determines language IV Language in a Social Context a Gricean Maxims V Take home Outline of Current Lecture I Other Considerations a More facts against the Whorfian Hypothesis b Extralinguistic Info c Language Evolution II Neural Structures a Wernicke s and Broca s Area III Is Language Unique to Humans Current Lecture I II LR2 Van Allen SI review session Other considerations a More facts against the Whorfian Hypothesis i Can thought exist without language ii Children perform many cognitive tasks before they can talk about them iii The brain s language areas are not always active during thought b Extralinguistic Information i Elements of communication that aren t part of the content of language but are critical to interpreting its meaning ii Facial expressions tone of voice previous statements by others gestures iii Used to help interpret ambiguous information c Language Evolution 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 III IV i Language requires long learning period hefty brain power and other disadvantages ii So its advantages must be particularly useful 1 Communication complex ideas 2 Coordinating social interactions 3 Assisting in complex activities Neural Structures Related to Language Processing a Wernicke s Area understanding spoken language temporal lobe b Broca s Area speech production near frontal lobe Is Language Unique to Humans a Nonhuman animal communication i Animal species differ in the complexity ad type of communication 1 Scent visual vocal ii Most communication is geared towards mating and aggression iii Honeybees and vervet monkeys exemplify sophisticated animal communication systems b Many attempts to teach animals human language with mixed results i Chimpanzees can learn some signs ii Bonobos learn symbols iii African gray parrot can form words c Humans appear unique in our ability to use language in a sophisticated way