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language is
language is
- rules and principles of a sentence
- a code of communication (correct)
- all aspects of human life
- the meaning of words and sentences
phatic
phatic
- express emotions
- speak about language
- keep communication channel open (correct)
- get people to do something
australopithecus
australopithecus
- Gracile: Afarensis (east) and Africanus (south). Lineage to homo, lived in forests. Robust: Paranthropus boisei (east) and robustus (south). Extinct, lived in savannah. (correct)
- Standing man, brain size of 45% to 1000cm3, sexual dimorphism reduced, complex tool kit (hand axes, stone chopping and scraping tools), increase of meat in diet, control fire.
- Man ‘wise man’, brain size 1100 to 1400cm3, high forehead, presence of larynx, symbolic behaviour, burial rituals, technology, personal body ornaments, trading and sexual dimorphism.
- Handy man, brain 600 to 800cm3, short arms, preferred rightgandedness, sexual dimorphism (non-monogamous), plant food, stone tools.
stereotypes are variables not associated in popular imagination with geographical or social dialects
stereotypes are variables not associated in popular imagination with geographical or social dialects
heretoglossia is the coexistence of different linguistic varieties or registers within one single ‘linguistic code’
heretoglossia is the coexistence of different linguistic varieties or registers within one single ‘linguistic code’
ferdinand de saussure studied structuralist linguistic and semiotics
ferdinand de saussure studied structuralist linguistic and semiotics
communication is
communication is
linguistic anthropology is a branch of anthropology that brings linguistic methods to bear on the analysis of socio-cultural processes
linguistic anthropology is a branch of anthropology that brings linguistic methods to bear on the analysis of socio-cultural processes
holism is
holism is
What is meant by the productivity of human language
What is meant by the productivity of human language
culture is
culture is
linguistic relativity is
linguistic relativity is
metalinguistic is to speak about language
metalinguistic is to speak about language
poetic
poetic
referential is
referential is
emotive is to create things and words
emotive is to create things and words
conative is to get people to do something
conative is to get people to do something
jakobson's model of communication
jakobson's model of communication
franz boas is known for his emphasis on culture and holism
franz boas is known for his emphasis on culture and holism
roman jakobson is the founder of the formalist praque school of linguistic
roman jakobson is the founder of the formalist praque school of linguistic
participant observation: studying a ___ by ___ yourself in the ___ and ____
participant observation: studying a ___ by ___ yourself in the ___ and ____
phoneme
phoneme
morpheme
morpheme
bound morphemes cannot stand alone but has lexical meaning
bound morphemes cannot stand alone but has lexical meaning
free morpheme stands on its own
free morpheme stands on its own
syntax
syntax
what is the study of distribution and patterning of speech sound of the human language?
what is the study of distribution and patterning of speech sound of the human language?
what is the structure of words called?
what is the structure of words called?
the meaning of words and sentences is called:
the meaning of words and sentences is called:
semantic field is a set of words with a definite semantic affinity
semantic field is a set of words with a definite semantic affinity
semantic features are features that an ___ or a ___ has by comparison with other ___ in the world. ___ with other parts of the world. Can be noted in terms of ___ + or -
semantic features are features that an ___ or a ___ has by comparison with other ___ in the world. ___ with other parts of the world. Can be noted in terms of ___ + or -
a mode of graded categorization. meaning of words has blurry boundaries because meaning is arbitrary
a mode of graded categorization. meaning of words has blurry boundaries because meaning is arbitrary
Paying attention to context. Knowledge of cultural rules of enunciation. Purpose of enunciation
Paying attention to context. Knowledge of cultural rules of enunciation. Purpose of enunciation
styles of speech
styles of speech
