Outcome 1 Flashcards
Broadcast transmission and broadcast reception
Anyone in broad range can hear speech
Vocal auditory channel
Human speech had advantages over other forms of communication
Rapid fading
Speech signal is transitory which is generally a disadvantage
Interchangeability
Any human can say what another can
Total feedback
You can hear and feel speech so you can adjust it
Specialization
Speech is only used for communications
Digestive and respiratory systems users in speech
Semanticity
Human language is able to convey very specific detailed message
Arbitrariness
Words don’t connect to objects
Discreetness
Language is limited to small number of sounds
Displacement
Ability to talk about things remote in place and time
Creative you can say things never said before
Productivity
Duality of patterning
Finite number of units create infinite meaning
Traditional transmission
Capacity for language appears innate
Reflexivity
Can use system to talk about itself
Language
Medium of human communication for the purpose of cultural transmission.