LING 150A1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hubris, Fokker E.Ii, Cultural Learning
27 Aug 2016
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Ling 150a feb 1st and 3rd notes a. i. Vs adults: properties to acquire language, phonemes, syllables, morphemes, words, phrases, clauses, sentences, discourses, conversation f. i. Combinatory system it all builds up to make meaning f. ii. Pragmatic meaning: design features of communication systems, mode of transportation, semanticity b. i. Mold network is smarter than human engineers networking in tokyo d. iii. Not language does not mean not smart: properties of communication systems e. i. Meaningful sounds are arbitrary, they just are e. iv. Messages packed in packets: only humans f. i. Use words to refer to things not established f. ii. Can readily perceive human languages spoken or singed a. ii. Can produce them ourselves: and since we have one (or more), we know in great detail how our languages work, and what they mean, [elefents] a. Pitch below the range of human perception: humans b. i. About 3 octaves lower than a human voice c. ii. Infrasonic waves travel very well though solids c. ii. 1.
