LING 15 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Animal Communication, Fusional Language, Logogram
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8a: verbs = operators/functions, 2 x 3 x is an operator (analogous to verbs in spoken language); has two arguments (2 and 3, arguments (stands in relation to something); something operators have. Is an operator but only has 1 argument (3) The man runs : run = verb that takes one argument which is subject of sentence (the man) The man is eating bread : two arguments/slots (man and bread: participants & arguments are same thing, mathematical analogy to language, math expressions = same as spoken or written symbols. Talk about abstract, arbitrary, discrete, remote, etc: binary expression: base 2 system; 1s column, 2s column, 3s column. 10" = two in base 2 system: byte: can express all letters using 4 digits in binary. Info you need to code one of those letters: 1 byte to encode 1 character. B" pronunciations different: segment: particular instances of that sound.
