The study of language fifth edition, chapter 1 and 2

The study of language fifth edition, chapter 1 and 2

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  THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE GEORGEYULE ISFD N°41 LANGUAGE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION Teacher: Stella Maris SAUBIDET OYHAMBURU
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  CONTENT  The Originsof Language  Animals and Human Language
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  THE ORIGINS OFLANGUAGE Some type of spoken language must have developed between 100,000 and 50,000 years ago
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  The Divine Source Very youngchildren living without access to human language in their early years grow up with no language at all. The Natural Sound Source “BOW-WOW THEORY” of language ONOMATOPEIA
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  The Social Interaction Source “YO-HE-HO” theory. Tomantain social organizations some form of communication is required. The Physical Adaptation Source There are certain physical features, which appear to be relevant for speech. Teeth, lips, mouth, larinx and pharynx.
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  The Tool- making Source Alllanguages, including sign language, require the organizing and combining of sounds or signs in specific arrangements. The Genetic Source Only humans possess a special “language gene.” INNATENESS HYPOTHESIS
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  ANIMALS AND HUMANLANGUAGE Comunication INFORMATIVE SIGNALS • Unintentionally COMMUNICATIVE SIGNALS • Produced on purpose
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  Properties of HumanLanguage Displacement Arbitrarines Productivity Duality Cultural transmition
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  Talking to Animals Animalsproduce a particular behavior in response to a particular sound-stimulus or noise, but does not actually “understand” what the words in the noise mean
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  Washoe Sarah andLana Chimpanzees and language The controversy • Kanzi
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  Using Language We stilldo not seem to have a non-controversial definition of what counts as “using language.”
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  BIBLIOGRAPHY Yule, G. (2010).The study of Language. Unit 1 and 2. U.K.: CUP.