Organized Communication Mayumi Abe & Kerim Marashi
Organized Communication the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by predetermined speech, writing, or signs Today’s Number? Over 6,000 Factor in Animal languages…?
Organized Communication VerbalSymbolicPantomimical
Verbal Arbitrary Sounds General Sounds = General Understanding Dynamic
Symbolic Visual or Tactile forms represent spoken words Structure determines interpretation Longest lasting form of language
Pantomimical Body Language Gestures Facial Expressions Except in Balkans…Yes=No No=Yes Learned: Sign Language
Sign Language Complex Expression = Speed + Range Convention Dictates Composition Highly Customizable
Stages of Learning Physical Response First Attempt Mimicking Practice Coherent words Generic phrases Independent composition Refined Pattern (maybe)
Martian Musings Gossip Brag Git-r-Done Congratulate
Venucian Version Yes, and… Get Intimate Share knowledge Increase social network
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION First Language Acquisition Next (Subsequent) Language Acquisition
First Language Acquisition Complex Process Environment Over Parents Semantics More Than Syntax
Next (Subsequent) Language Acquisition Easier for Prepubescent Immersion is key
History of English Old English Middle English Modern English 1450-Present
Old English Influenced by German, Latin, Norse, and Celtic Most Famous Example: Beowulf
Middle English Sote = Sweet Licour = Liqour Most Famous Example = Canterberry Tales
Modern English Thee’s Thou’s & You Your’s Most Famous = King James Bible
Syntax Order of words in sentences varies from language to language English-language syntax, for instance, generally follows a subject-verb- object order Japanese has a basic word order of subject-object-verb
Semantics Interpretation of the meaning, of a word, sign, sentence
Fine Points Dialects Social varieties of language Pidgins and Creoles
Dialects
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