CMNS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mnemonic, Alliteration, Lifeworld
2 Dec 2014
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Essay type questions: answer two out of four choices. Create a list of synthesis of topics, theories, debates, and analyses from lectures, readings, and tutorial notes. Collect and combine examples from study materials, tutorials, and from your own observation. Further tips on how to write a good exam will be made available on. Language is a complex social, cultural, historical practice. It can be a tool for power and domination. Language and grammar are not unique to human species. Knowing how animals communicate can be useful to compare human communication. It also forces us to think beyond human/speech communication. The origin of language is deeply embedded with the acquisition of language which is still unsolved. Using a language and knowing about your acquisition of language are not the same thing. Hockett"s design features of language provides valuable analytical tool to compare human and animal communication. Pass their information and knowledge by oral tradition.
