興蘭, 秋理 國書, 筱喻 淑真, 富文 美紅, 孟莉 東志, 雅玲 What Is Language?
What Is Language? Linguistic Knowledge Linguistic Knowledge and Performance What is Grammar? Language Universals Animal “Languages” What we know about Language NEXT
What Is Language? We live in a world of language Language is the source of human life and power
Linguistic Knowledge Knowledge of the sound system Knowledge of word Arbitrary relation of form and meaning The Creativity of Linguistic Knowledge Knowledge of Sentences and Nonsentences
Knowledge of the sound system The structure of expression Unconscious knowledge is revealed in non-mother language For Linguistic Knowledge NEXT
Knowledge of words The structure of content Word is sound units are related to specific meaning For Linguistic Knowledge NEXT
Arbitrary relation of form and meaning The relation between sound (form ) and words (meaning ) is arbitrary ( unreasonable) The arbitrary relationship between sounds and words is also true of the sign language Sound symbolism – pronunciation represent the meaning No one speaks in isolated words For Linguistic Knowledge NEXT
The Creativity of Linguistic Knowledge For Linguistic Knowledge NEXT
Knowledge of Sentences and Nonsentences For Linguistic Knowledge NEXT
Linguistic Knowledge and Performance Difference between linguistic competence and linguistic performance
What is Grammar? Mental grammar Descriptive grammar Prescriptive grammar Teaching grammar
Language Universals Sign languages American sign language
Sign Languages Gestures Trademark Religious symbols For Language Universals
Gestures NEXT For Language Universals insultV signderision faux pas luck
Trademark NEXT For Language Universals GoodyearGreyhound Kodak PenguinShell Oil Omega
Religious Symbols NEXT For Language Universals Yin-Yang female-male crescent and star Star of David
American Sign Language NEXT For Language Universals ABCD EFGH
Animal Language Introduction Does an animal have languages? NEXT
Does An Animal Have Language? “Talking” Parrots The spiders The fiddler crab The robins The honeybees
“Talking” Parrots
The Fiddler
The Spiders Crab
The Robins
The Honeybees
What we know about “Language “
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