Anthropology 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Speech Community, Feral Child, Color Blindness
6 Dec 2014
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Must go back far enough to see but language does not leave a record, possible sign language before oral, biology of eg. mouth to make noise. Feral children, genie (born 1970 discovered at age 13) Language is a part of culture and is necessary to culture. Discourse community: discourse of lack, all the things someone can"t do not what they are capable of. Simultaneous acquisition of language and culture eg. tell difference between maple and oak. The grammatical distinctions, vocab and sentence structure of the language we speak influence how we experience and think about the world. Language guides us to pay attention to some features others ignore. Cultural relativity, every language s complex, worthwhile, expresses what needs to be expressed. Language determines, shapes and influences the way you see the world. Culture is a way or organizing chaotic nature, language is a grouping category in organization.
