PSYC 100 Midterm: W12 PSYC 100 Language Learning Outcomes

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

Document Summary

Describe the differences between language and communication. Language: a socially agreed upon, rule-governed system of arbitrary symbols that can be combined in different ways to communicate ideas and feelings about both the present time and place and other times and places, real or imagined. Method for communicating information, including ideas, thoughts and emotions. Identify the three key properties of human language. Semanticity: refer to the extent to which a form of communication can meaningfully represent ideas, events and objects symbolically. Human language (sign language and brailler is semantic, no matter what language or idiom is used. E. g. sister given flowers for graduation understands the specific language of flower arrangement understand being praised with roses for achievement, lilies for elegance, etc > rep high level of semanticity. Generativity: language has to combine a limited number of words and a few rules to convey many ideas.