ANTH 170 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2,5-7: Logogram, Phonemic Orthography, Grapheme
23 Jan 2017
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Sapir-whorf hypothesis the concept of linguistic determinism (same as whorf-sapir hypothesis, whorfian hypothesis) semantic domain an area of meaning in a language (e. g. , plants or animals) Weaker whorf a form of linguistic determinism that suggests that language subtly influences the ways that you think and perceive (language is a room) Whorf-sapir hypothesis the concept of linguistic determinism (same as whorf-sapir hypothesis, whorfian hypothesis). Whorfian hypothesis the concept of linguistic determinism (same as whorf-sapir hypothesis, whorfian hypothesis). Silent languages adaptor a gesture that facilitates the release of body tension affect display a gesture that conveys emotion allokine a variant form of a kineme. American sign language (asl) the variety of sign language most commonly used today by deaf/deaf people in the united. States; originally developed by thomas gallaudet and laurent clerc and based on french. Old signed english the variety of sign language developed by thomas gallaudet and laurent clerc, based on old.
