Language first module Flashcards
(57 cards)
Displacement
Example-Last night, At the mall
Human can talk about past, future time, place, people
Arbitariness
no logical connection between the form and signal and what it means
Iconicity
semblance between the sign and meaning
onomatopoeia
-Arf arf, ring ring
language mirroring, echoing the sound
Productivity
Human language that is evolving
duality (double articulation)
organized at two levels to combine a pool
cultural transmission
we do not inherit language, it is acquired to the culture we are exposed to
Spoken language
time
100,000 to 50,000 years ago
written language
5,000 years ago
tower of babel
divine source theory
imitation of natural sound in the environment
Natural sound theory (Bow wow)
Sounds in physical effort
YO HE HO Theory
Distinct physical features adopt to support speech production
Physical adaptation source
In africa, before language
KIntu a thing
in africa upon learning language
muntu
Particullar form of words and speech used by a group of people of a society, country, area, or The method of communcation using spoken or written words
Term language
Language has ______ function and ________
function.
social and emotional
language is more than _______
Communication
All communication has similar feature, human can claim__________ __________
Exclusive features
capabilities to comprehend and produce language, language is not limited to what is said and heard
MACRO SKILLS IN LANGUAGE
Five macro skills
Listening
Reading
Speaking
Writing
Viewing
oral skills?
speaking and listening
literacy skills
Writing and Reading
Receptive skills
Reading, listening
