[LINGUIST 1A03] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (36 pages long)
29 Mar 2017
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What is language? (humans: a method of communication used in the exchange of information, that is, symbolic, creative, systematic. Is language unique to humans: no, animals are able to communicate. Animal means of communication: scent, light, electricity, colour, posture, gesture, facial expressions, vocalizations. Composition of signs: token: a word/gesture, referent: concrete object or conceptual idea that is denoted by a token. Creativity of our mental grammar: language gives us the freedom to produce and understand new words and sentences as the need arises. Systematic constraints of our mental grammar: creativity is bound by systematic constraints that establish the boundaries within which innovation can occur. Weekly quizzes: the first quiz covers lecture 1 and 2, quizzes 3-10 will be about topics covered by the lecture and readings from the same week. History of sign language: the first deaf school recorded was founded in 1545 by two spanish priests, pedro de.
