ANT100Y1 Lecture : Linguistics - Day One
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+ part of human life and behavior, not determined by nature and genes learn from each other and transmit through language. All humans have language and all humans have culture so language and culture are programmed into humans by nature. Language and culture are human universals but specific languages and specific cultures are human particulars. Spoken and deaf are similar; different medium. Language allows us to adapt to new situations: Social transmission much more flexible than genetic transmission: + major changes can occur within a generation or two; + major changes can occur without a change of species. Specific languages and cultures develop to cope with specific environmental and social contexts. Words: snow , iphone , love can exist where there is such thing in a language; snow and iphone is there. Culture can change the niche itself (specific environment) culture adopts. Result: adaptation without becoming a new species. Within all species, groups can come into conflict, often over resources.
