PSY274H5 Lecture Notes - Human Communication, Mating Call, Animal Language
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Readings, lectures: text: language matters, on-line readings (be on blackboard, do readings before coming to class, lecture slides are posted after lecture. Evaluation: 2 term tests and one exam. Office hours: tues 2-3 pm or by appointment. Global overview of course: what is communication? (4 weeks) Human vs. animal communication; features of spoken languages; signed languages; co speech gesture: communication in relation to (4 weeks) Conversational interaction; bilingualism; mental concepts and categories; special uses in society (advertising: music as communication (2 weeks) Basics of music perception and cognition; language and music compared. Vast topic and we can only take a peek of the topics. Does animal communication share any similarities with human communication: readings. What is communication: message; method of relating message (channel); notion of interaction between more than one entities; content of the message itself; body language, visual symbols, traffic lights, singing (lyrics, lion roaring, faces of people.
