linguistics midterm

Question 1

What is a language

Answer 1

a rule governed communication system

Question 1

what are the features shared by language and other communication systems?

Answer 1

systems use symbols

Question 2

what are the features shared by language and other communication systems? 2

Answer 2

symbols are organized and used systematically

Question 3

what are the features shared by language and other communication systems? 3

Answer 3

symbol forms may be arbitrary or iconic

Question 4

what are the features shared by language and other communication systems? 4

Answer 4

members of a community share the same communication system

Question 5

what features make a language unique 1

Answer 5

language is productive, the number of sentences that can be made is infinite, and new messages on any topic can be prodycesd at any time

Question 6

what features make a language unique 2

Answer 6

language has ways of showing the relationship between symbols

Question 7

what features make a language unique 3

Answer 7

language has mechanisms for introducing new symbols

Question 8

what features make a language unique 4

Answer 8

language can be used for an unrestricted number of domains

Question 9

what features make a language unique 5

Answer 9

the symbols can be broken down into smaller parts

Question 10

what features make a language unique 6

Answer 10

more than one meaning can be conveyed by a synbol or group of symbols

Question 11

what features make a language unique 7

Answer 11

displacement

Question 12

what features make a language unique 7

Answer 12

language changes across time

Question 13

what features make a language unique 9

Answer 13

language can be used interchangeably

Question 14

what features make a language unique 8

Answer 14

language users onitor their use

Question 15

what features make a language unique 10

Answer 15

parts of the system must be learned from otehr users

Question 16

what features make a language unique 11

Answer 16

language users use the language to discuss the language - metacognition

Question 17

what features make a language unique 12

Answer 17

lnguage users can learn other variants of the same alnguage

Question 18

what features make a language unique 13

Question 19

what features make a language unique 14

Question 20

what features make a language unique 15

Question 21

describe linguistics

Answer 21

the scientific study of language

Question 22

phonology

Answer 22

study of the smallest contrastive units of language. study of how signs are structured and organized

Question 23

5 parameters

Answer 23

handshape, palm orientation, nms, movement, location

Question 24

why is the stokoe system important

Answer 24

first system for describing signs
proposed parameters
suggested and showed that signs have internal structure - they’re not unanalyzable wholes
created the first ASL dictionary

Question 25

explain the importance of sequentiality in signs

Answer 25

sequences are seen as a fuctnion fo the movement component.- secondary to the descrption of signs
contrast in spoken language is sequential contrast (e.g. bat and pat) while asl is simultaneous contrast (minimal pairs ) - according to stoko

Question 26

stokoe system limitations

Answer 26

didn’t include NMS e.g. WH question, FSH for FINISH, MM for temporal aspect, lip pull for RECENTLY
didn’t include variation of signs e.g. HALLOWEEN, FROG, GOOD, DEAF, INTERESTING, START
didn’t include palm orientation e.g. TRAIN/KNIFE; CHILDREN/THING