Language Flashcards
1
Q
What is language
A
It is treated as system of symbols with standard meaning & member communicate with one another.
2
Q
Studies to show differences in communication b/w human and non-human
A
Allen and Beatrice Gardener:
Adopted female chimpanzee washoe, learnt sign language of deaf people and can combine those
Lana chimpanzee:
She was taught to communicate using colour coded computer keywords using graphical symbols. She can also combine two symbols.
Hence the gap is very narrow
3
Q
4 Characteristic to show differences in communication b/w human and non-human
A
By Hockett and Ascher:
- Productivity
- Displacement
- Arbitrariness
- Combining Sound
