ANT102H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Articulatory Phonetics, Vocal Tract, Acoustic Phonetics
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Language overview: the origins of language, ouch theory, bow-wow theory , divine theory , ding-dong theory- Cratylus & socrates-scientific theory, the ding dong theory, a natural association between words, one"s own language is natural. Socrates argued that there was no natural connection between language and words. Lubbock, onomatopoeia-also the bow wow theory- language is based on imitating the sounds of nature. language evolved from a previous primate, language evolved over time, based on the vocal communication system of non-human primates. tool use linked to language. Looks at advent of culture, and how culture as an adaptive advantage created selective pressure for larger cranium. We have a unique hardware of processing language. Bipedalism, advent of tool use, homo habilis: evolutionary theory, the biology of language i. The human vocal apparatus: lungs, larynx, supra laryngeal vocal tract- this is above the vocal tract, the larynx, resonators: pharynx, oral cavity, nasal cavity-walls of the vocal cavity, articulators: tongue, lips, teeth.
