ANTHRO 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: East Los Angeles College, Ancient Egyptian Architecture, Ganachakra
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Formed from a myriad of religious symbols. Not art for art"s sake (i. e. not based on creative urges of the artist). Rather art as a collection of symbols meant to convey a specific religious message. Sacred space in egyptian architecture represents a dimension where heavenly time reigns. Mass production and replicas are not valued as much to the culture of origin. Mass production of art devalue art to the culture of origin. A system of symbolic communication using sounds and/or gestures that are able to be understood by all members within a society that share the language. Meanings attached to any given word in all languages are totally arbitrary. Signal: an instinctive sound or gesture that has a natural or self-evident meaning. Capable of sending an infinite number of messages. Humans speak of events from the past or in the future (displacement) Descriptive linguistics: phonology, grammar, morphology, syntax. Historical linguistics: the study of how languages change over time.
