ANT 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Paralanguage, Vocal Folds, Human Communication
19 Sep 2016
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Signal: instinctive sound or gesture; natural or self-evident" meaning gesture-call systems. Animals also communicate through signals; such as screeches, screams, etc. Language: system of sounds, gestures, symbols; agreed upon rules (cultural aspect) Innate predisposition to learn language but language itself is learned (the language(s) depends upon where you were raised) All humans are born with the capability to perform all sounds; parents then enforce which sounds are used depending on the culture and language. Dialect: varied form by region, occupation, social class; mutually intelligible. Pidgin: simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups that do not have a language in common. Creole: stable language developed from pidgin; first language of children of pidgin speakers. 2nd generations who hear the pidgins speak that young and it becomes their first language. Productivity meanings gestures alone are limiting) (you can combine things or words in infinite new ways to have different.
