Language Ch.4 Flashcards
How old a human Language would be?
1- Hominids might use sounds to communicates like many animals
2- The most conclusive evidence of linguistic ability come from the fossilized brain of Homo-Neanderthals (caveman)
Study of the gestures, postures and facial expression: 90% of emotional information is non- verbal
Kinesics
Our thoughts( way of thinking) is recited in the language we use
Sapir- Whorf Hypothesis
Whole set of words in a language ( every word in a dictionary )
Lexicon
A “ Particular Group of People “ expresses their ideas ( names, definitions, categories ) for a unique way of life
Focal Vicabulary
Study of language and culture, society and even people’s social position ( social class)
Sociolinguistics
Language or linguistics asset and skill can be translated into?
Which would provide the user with better social positions such as higher wages, better jobs and benefits
Cultural Capitals
Non-Standard variations of a language
Dialect
Variation in a language and between languages appears gradually over ( physical) distance between place
Language Continuum
Switching is alternating back and forth between more then one language
Code
The study of development of language over time including the evidence of ancient peoples movement
Historic Linguistics
Linguistic ability to refer to events or objects for the pass or feature
Displacement
Young generation whom were born after “1980”. This generation has spent their entire lives using computers, internet, smart phone
Digital Natives
The group of people that uses some digital technology but adopt the cultures system slowly, in the process similar to learning new culture and new language ( older generation or people without access to digital technology )
Digital Immigrants
The group between those fully able to participate in the digital age those can not
Digital Divide
