PSYC 1000 Lecture 12: Lecture 12

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Features of language that seem to distinguish us from computers and other animals: Communicate objects and events that are not physically present at the time: capacity we have to symbolize things and imagine things that are not physically in front of us. Use it for imagination: things that are not physically present to us (talk about the past, future, time etc. ) Produce new meanings: we can say things, if we work hard enough at it, that have never been said before. Sensitive period for language learning: up to 7yrs: including sign language, as you get older it might become harder to learn a new language. Language is a part of nurturing and socialization: a central part of how we function in relationships. Linguistic determinism: the idea that our specific language determines how we think. Benjamin whorf (1897-1941: the hopi (native american nation) conceptualize time as continuous rather than discrete. Wittgenstein: concepts emerge from our (cid:498)forms of life(cid:499)

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