Language

1. Language • Set of arbitrary symbols • English consonants: Q, W, R, T, Y, P, S, D, F, G, H, J, K, L ,Z, X, C, V, B, N, M • Russian consonants: б, в, г, д, ж, з, к, л, м, н, п, р, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ • Signal Communication vs. Semantic Universality

2. Language • Means by which ideas, inventions, and memories are transferred from generation to generation • Cultural transmission

3. Language • All societies have language • No correlation between social and grammatical complexity • Most are fully competent users • Don’t have to be taught

4. Language • Phonemes • Syntax • Morphemes • cat∙s • Lexicon

5. Language • Chomsky • Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis • Sociolinguistics • Study of language in social context • Euphemism

6. Language • Non-Verbal Communication • Kinesics • Proxemics • Other

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