1.1 Properties of Language Flashcards
this type of signal are intentional and carry meaning
communicative signals
these types of signals are not intentional but still carry meaning
informative signals
enumerate the properties of human language:
reflexivity
displacement
arbitrariness
productivity
cultural transmission
duality
this property of language gives humans the ability to reflect. Having the ability to talk about, or reflect on language itself
Reflexivity
this property of language gives human the ability to talk about the past, present, and future. and also things that don’t exist or we can’t see
displacement
this property of language means that there is no natural connection between a word’s form and its meaning
arbitrariness
bees use intricate combinations of dance movements and tail wagging. figure eight
honey bee dance language
this property of human language means that human vocabulary and sentences are infinite and open-ended
productivity
word forming rules
morphology
this property of human language means that we acquire our speech from the environment we are raised in, our culture, which includes our language, our accent, our expressions
cultural transmission
this property of human language means that human language is organized at two levels
duality
what are the two levels according to duality
-the sounds (phonetics)
-the combination of sounds which carry meaning
researchers tried to teach a young chimpanzee to articulate English words. her vocal tract was not up to the challenge
Viki the chimp
they were taught ASL in a home-like environment and learned over 100 signs
Washoe the chimp and Koko the gorilla
this chimp was found by researchers merely repeating ASL and not actually conversing
Nim Chimpsky the chimp
