COMD 2050 Lecture : Mid Term Notes
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Multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank with (a,b,c,d,e diagram: worker bees dance to show where the nectar is, birds use songs to convey what they are trying to say. Terminology: communication: transfer/exchange of information, conveying a message, language: conventional, rule governed communication system (uniquely human, speech: human vocal communication, linguistics: scientific study of language, linguists: people who study linguistics, linguists discover and describe the rules of language. Human language and animals: animals may demonstrate consistent responses to specific language models or commands, with training and reinforcement. Whoa, sit, speak, polly want a cracker: cognition and intelligence vs. language: language could be the sounds, but cognition and intelligence means understanding the sounds. Washoe: 1967- gardner couple taught her to use manual signs of american sign. Language: raised like a child in a signing environment, used more than 100 signs and some two-word combinations (productivity): more fruit, open food drink, water bird.
