1.Introduction Flashcards

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Imagine a world without language: 2 points

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1-able to communicate only basic needs and emotions to each other
2-Arguably, impoverished thought process

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Definition of the concept of culture: 3 points

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1-Defies a simple definition
2-For this unit it will be “the beliefs, outlooks (points of view) and behaviours of a community of speakers
3-This cultural values are often unconscious and unquestioned, in the same way the specific properties of a language are unconscious and unquestioned to their speakers

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3
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What is semiotics

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The study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation

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