Lecture Definition: w1 lang

Question 1

Verbal communication

Question 2

Non-verbal communication

Question 3

Language

Question 4

Semanticity: design feature

Answer 4

Words have meanings

Question 5

Arbitrariness Design feature

Answer 5

No intrinsic relation between words and their meanings

Question 6

Displacement Design feature

Answer 6

Ability to talk about past, present and future

Question 7

Productivity/Generativity Design feature

Answer 7

New languages can be made but there are a limited amount of words/sounds

Question 8

Reflectiveness Design feature

Answer 8

We can use language to talk about language

Question 9

Sound symbolism Design feature

Answer 9

individual sounds or clusters of sounds can convey a meaning

Question 10

Linguistic Determinism

Answer 10

thoughts are limited and constrained by language

Question 11

Linguistic relativism

Answer 11

speaking a different language helps you perceive the world differently

Question 12

Egocentric Encoding in Space

Answer 12

Left, right, front, back

Question 13

Allocentric Encoding in Space

Answer 13

North, south, east and west

Question 14

English Encoding in Time

Answer 14

time is horizontal

Question 15

Mandarin Encoding in Time

Answer 15

time is vertical