AN101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Noam Chomsky, Heteroglossia, Universal Grammar
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Use culture so you know what"s expected of you. Is a cultural product: diversity of languages, dialects. Are capable of communicating experiences, and changes in experiences. Language helps us think of certain things in certain ways (influence our thoughts) We have the tools to learn any language at anytime. Universal grammar : endowed with grammatical blueprint for building a language. We have a predisposition to master rules of grammar linguistic competence (noam. Speaking is different than the rules of grammar (french uses rules for his and her; le et la) How you speak at home, with peers etc. Things you can and cannot say in certain experiences. Meanings are explicable beyond speech and within larger contexts i enjoyed it makes sense within a context of speech. Look at the entirety of the conversation or paper instead of taking it out of context. Heteroglossia - multiplicity of linguistic forms based on contexts, sub groups.
