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14 Cards in this Set
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Universal Features (3)
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modality
semanticity pragmatic function |
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modality
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medium of the message (auditory, visual, tactile, chemical)
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semanticity
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the meaning of the message
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pragmatic function
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the usefulness or purpose of the message (how does the message help?)
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Non-universal features (3)
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interchangeability
cultural transmission arbitrariness |
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interchangeability
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the organism can both send AND receive messages
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cultural transmission
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one generation must pass it on to the next (must learn the language - vs innate communication)
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innate communication
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do not have to learn the language, are born knowing it (vs cultural transmission)
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arbitrariness
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the signal and its form are not logically related (vs iconicity)
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iconicity
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the signal is related to the meaning
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Features unique to language (3)
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discreteness
displacement productivity |
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discreteness
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smaller units can be combined to create a larger message (words sentences)
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displacement
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ability to communicate about things that are not present (time or location)
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productivity
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open-ended, non-fixed number of messages
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