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9 Cards in this Set
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What are the four things that Sapir believed human's language was?
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arbitrary symbolic system, ONLY speech-based, purely human, non-instinctive
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what is an arbitrary symbolic system?
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means that there is no logical relationship between a word and what it stands for (what Sapir thought language was)
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What does Sapir mean when he says that language is a non-instrinctive skill?
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We are not born with it, we learn it through social means
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Chompsky's view on language?
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Much of it was built into the creature
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De Saussere: A linguistic sign unites a _______ and a ________.
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concept, sound image
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Weinreigh: _________ consists of the rules of permitted sign combinations.
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Grammar
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What is the term for the sound units of spoken language?
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phonology
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Pragmatics
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social components of language (when to say hello, please and thank you, polite ways to make requests)
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Give months for first word, ten words, and 50 words
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first word: 11-14 months
ten words: 15 months 50 words: 18-21 months |
