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introduction, animal communication, language & thought Flashcards

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What is Aphasia?

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a language disorder that affects how you communicate

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What is Generativity?

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the ability to produce sentences never before said, and to understand sentences never before heard.

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What is Prevarication?

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the ability to lie or deceive.

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What is Sound symbolism

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the association between particular sound sequences and particular meanings in speech.

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What is Syntax?

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the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

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Broca’s area

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  • region of the brain that contains neurons involved in speech function.
  • located in the frontal part of the left hemisphere of the brain,
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What is lexigram

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a single symbol that represents a word or concept.

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What is linguistic determinism?

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language and its structures limit and determine human knowledge or thought

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What is the difference between egocentric and allocentric?

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  • The egocentric depends on our own position and point of view.
  • The allocentric relies on remembering, environmental stimuli called landmarks.
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What is Mentalese?

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a mental system that allows people to picture and combine concepts without using words.

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What are the 6 design features of language?

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Semanticity

Arbitrariness

Displacement

Productivity/ Generativity

Prevarication

Reflectiveness

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What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

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Language shapes our thoughts
Linguistic determinism (strong version) = thoughts are limited, constrained by language; language determines our thinking

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What is the evidence for the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

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Hopi Indian language: “timeless” language (no distinction in language between past, present and future)

Does not mean they cant distinguish between then (have senses, temporal metaphors, units of time)

Linguistic relativism (weak version) = people who speak a different language perceive and experience the world differently

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What is semanticity?

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Words are symbols/ signs that express meaning

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What is Arbitrariness?

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no intrinsic relation between (most) words and their meaning (expect for sound symbolism, such as onomatopoeia)

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What is displacement?

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not tied to here & now, can talk about past, future

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What is Productivity/ Generativity?

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New language can be generated, as long as it obeys the rules of the language

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What is reflectiveness?

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We can use language to talk about language

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