Language & Communication
Objectives Understand how language is defined and how humans acquire language.
Language Acquisition Language phonemes, grammar, syntax, context sensitive period 9:22-11:24 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSKsID4BVPg&feature=related http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/07/2/l_072_04.html
Objectives Compare cultural similarities and differences in language.
Language & Culture Content nouns vs. verbs values
Language Bilingualism Monolingual Koreans, Korean-Americans, and Americans, Bilingual Americans and Koreans Executive function advantages due to bilingualism above cultural differences- paying attention, remembering details, planning
Objectives Understand theories of the relationship between language and thought
Language Theories Whorfian Hypothesis Language defines our thoughts & understanding of concepts Concept of Numbers Matching task – role of memory Structure of Language Categorization tasks in multiple languages
Objectives Compare cultural similarities and differences in communication.
Nonverbal Communication Demonstration Gestures En route to language, deaf & hearing Share objects, share info, requests, show emotion agency vs. object exchange vs. emotion vs. protest
Nonverbal Communication Facial expressions as communication microexpressions Touch NE Asians < SE Asians < Caribbean-Latin < Northern Europe < USA (CA) Friends/Lovers > Spouses = Family
Communication High context cultures Low context cultures
Words & Relationships Indirect language, innuendo, & relationships http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3son3EJTrU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Communication Insults as reflection of the cultural self “I wish you a cancer” or “I hope you will be murdered” vs. “I wish an accident on all of your family” “you are a wanker” vs. “your mother is a whore” “go and masturbate” vs. “go lick the prick of your father” “you’re a cretin” vs. “dirty Communist”