1. Language:
A component of culture

2. Identify the meaning of the following words:
Hammer Price
Regatta
Docent
Stud Fee
Tartan
The price something is sold at auction
A boating event that is a series of yacht races
Person who acts as a guide in a zoo, gallery, or museum (voluntary)
A fee paid to male animal owner by a female owner to bred with the male.
A pattern consisting of criss-cross patterns and multiple colors, usually made of wool.

3. What is language?
Language= Set of symbols that expresses ideas and enables people to think and communicate with one another.
Verbal (spoken) language
Non verbal (written or gestured) language helps us describe reality.

4. Humans and Language
Language is one of the most important human attributes
Share our experiences, feelings, and knowledge with others.
Distinguish themselves from outsiders to maintain group boundaries and solidarity.

5. Not only a human characteristic
Other animals use sounds, gestures, touch, and smell to communicate with one another
**Humans have a unique ability to manipulate symbols to express abstract concepts and rules.
**Helps create and transmit culture from one generation to the next.
How do we transmit culture?