LING 111- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 13 pages long!)
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The cognitive, biological perspective: language is an abstract neurological endowment, different languages causes different physiological state in the brain. The social perspective: language is defined by a community and a set of conventions, therefore can only be studied in its social context of usage, not a biological or physical endowment. File 1. 1 introducing the study of language. Makes us unique shaped by our own personality. Grammar is incredibly difficult, but we all still master. O(cid:373)e la(cid:374)guages use cardi(cid:374)al directio(cid:374)s i(cid:374)stead of (cid:862)right(cid:863) or (cid:862)left(cid:863) 7,000 languages in the world but 90% of the population speak only. Some languages have special verb forms used for gossip. Many sentences you hear have never been said before. Brain has specific language structures languages determine sound distinguishment. English is supposed to be like latin. Allow us to express an infite amount of ideas. We are not aware of how many or all the rules of a language.
