Chapter 1 - Making Sense Of Language Flashcards

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Define interpretant.

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In semiotics, the effect of a sign on someone who interprets it.

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Define icon/iconic.

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Sign that resembles partially what it represents.

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Define sign.

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Meaningful unit that stands for something.

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Define lexeme.

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A word.

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Define paralinguistics.

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Elements that accompany spoken language to complete meaning. Tone, volume, etc.

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Define semiotics.

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Study of signs.

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Define sign vehicle.

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Entity that is taken as a sign.

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Define telos.

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The goal or objective of language.

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What was the word uttered as Maxi watched the wounded animal run away and into the water?

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Tsupu.

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What does Tsupu mean? And what language is it?

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It refers to an object making contact with and penetrating a body of water. It is in Quichua of Ecuador.

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