LING 111 Study Guide - Final Guide: International Phonetic Alphabet, Vocal Folds, Creaky Voice

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Multi-linguals (polyglots): people who speak more than two languages. Language: a signal communication system to pass a potentially infinite amount of information. Linguistic sign: signs are most important elements of language, words in languages are signs; ferdinand de saussure. Natural: originate in human societies; includes major languages. Constructed: created by individuals for a specific purpose. Formal: communication system but not a language, used in math and computer science. Artificial: sometimes formal or constructed; limited symbols; not a language; not designed by humans on purpose and not used in normal communication. Biblical: in the beginning was the word also story of tower of babel. Hinduism (buddism too): began with uttering of aum mantra and continues as long as the mantra keeps being uttered by the deity. Norse: creation of first man (askr) and woman (embla) by odin, hoenir, and lothur. Navajo tale: gods improved first peoples appearances and gave language to learn rules of good behavior.

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