Language

Question 1

Shared symbolic system

Answer 1

Speaker encodes thoughts into a code (verbal non verbal written) which are then transmitted received and decoded into the appropriate thought or meaning

Question 2

Surface vs deep structure

Answer 2

Deep - real

Surface - unintended meaning

Question 3

3 structures of Lang

Answer 3

1. Phonemes
   Vowel sounds and consonant sounds
   400 across all langs
2. Morphemes
   The smallest unit that denotes meaning in a Lang
3. Syntax
   Grammatical rules that govern how we organise words

Question 4

Chomsky is Lang innate

Answer 4

Yes born with a Lang acquisition device
From 16 months onwards infants learnt around 10 new words a day
However why don’t we have the innate ability to speak all languages?
So have innate motivation to learn language

Question 5

Chomsky and syntax

Answer 5

A limited number of rules could be applied to generate s potentially infinite number of new, but grammatically acceptable utterances

Question 6

Psycholinguistics and semantics

Answer 6

Psychology and language

Study of the meaning of words, individually and when put together with other sentences

Question 7

Linguistic relativity

Answer 7

Different languages comprise different lexicons
Do Lang and culture influence your thought
Whorfian hypothesis

Question 8

Linguistic determination

Answer 8

Lang controls both thought and perception to a large degree

Question 9

The hermeneutic circle

Answer 9

In order to understand the parts you need to understand the whole
Vis versa