PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Phoneme, Complex Differential Form, Animal Communication
7 Jan 2018
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Most complex form of communication is language. Words, dog growling, and parrot mimicking humans are examples of communication. Most psychologists consider only human communication to be language. Means that language is governed by rules and grammar. A sentence can be reorganized and still retain its meaning because the system of rules detail how each word fits with the ones around it. The specific sound assigned to represent a concept is completely arbitrary. Lack of resemblance between words and their meaning. A (cid:272)at is (cid:272)alled a (cid:862)(cid:373)ao(cid:863) i(cid:374) ma(cid:374)da(cid:396)i(cid:374) Limitless ways to combine words to describe objects, situations, and actions. Evident in native language development in infants as they experiment with new words and sound combinations without being taught. Whorf-sapir hypothesis: language influences our thoughts and the way we perceive and experience the world. The 1337 t(cid:396)i(cid:271)e"s la(cid:374)guage o(cid:374)l(cid:455) (cid:272)o(cid:374)tai(cid:374)s th(cid:396)ee (cid:272)ou(cid:374)ti(cid:374)g (cid:449)o(cid:396)ds (cid:272)o(cid:396)(cid:396)espo(cid:374)di(cid:374)g to o(cid:374)e, two, and many.
