Communication in Language

Question 1

Key components of language

Answer 1

More than one individual involved

action or cue affecting behaviour

Question 2

Icon

Answer 2

Signifier resembles its referent

Question 3

Indices

Answer 3

Direct causal relationship between signifier and referemt

Question 4

Symbol

Answer 4

is arbitrary and the human language is mostly symbolic

Question 5

Both primate and bee examples of communication are examples of what?

Answer 5

Innate knowledge and thus not the result of cultural convention

Question 6

Five species where their communication is not innate

Answer 6

Whales, seals, dolphins, bats, songbirds and elephants

Question 7

Interchangerblitlity

Answer 7

All members of the species can send and receive messages

Question 8

Semanticity

Answer 8

Fixed relationship between signifier and referent

Question 9

Discreetness

Answer 9

System made up of distinct functional elements

Question 10

Displacement

Answer 10

Referents can be remote in space and in time

Question 11

Duality of patterning

Answer 11

Meaningless units are combined to form signs which can form meaningful combinations

Question 12

Traditional transmission

Answer 12

System learned by exposure to an experienced user

Question 13

Productivity

Answer 13

New messages can be constructed ie it is an open system