ATH 155 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Gut Flora, Social Reproduction, Sanctification
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Language and culture: language is a system of communication transmitted through learning and enculturation. It is based on arbitrary, learned associations: no intrinsic relation between communication element and thing/event to which it refers (vs. iconic relationship) It is dynamic and productive: elements of communication system can be combined to form new meanings that can be understood without having heard the words before. I(cid:374)uit ha(cid:448)e se(cid:448)e(cid:396)al (cid:449)o(cid:396)ds fo(cid:396) (cid:862)s(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:863) because they have a lot of snow where they live: nuer have elaborate vocabulary to describe cattle, pai(cid:374)te(cid:396)s a(cid:374)d fashio(cid:374) desig(cid:374)e(cid:396)s ha(cid:448)e se(cid:448)e(cid:396)al (cid:449)o(cid:396)ds fo(cid:396) (cid:862)pi(cid:374)kish(cid:863) Lexical distinctions emerge within semantic domains in response to cultural contrasts and changes: ethno-semantics the ways people divide up the world reflect their cultural experience. Intelligence: brainiac v. nerd, nerd language, super-standard/hypercorrection, marked, but marked in a certain direction due to being standard, rejection of slang, p(cid:396)efe(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:272)e to (cid:862)(cid:374)o(cid:396)(cid:373)al(cid:863, white privilege, dialect, stratification and social capital, use of language, code switch (diglossia)
