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8 Cards in this Set
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Reflexivity |
Humans can reflect on, think, and talk about language itself. |
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Displacement |
Humans can refer to times (tenses) other than the present (past, future, imperfect, etc). *No animals can fully do this, but bees can occasionally communicate about things that recently happened. |
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Arbitrariness |
Written words don't have meaning within themselves. *"Dog" doesn't look like a dog. |
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Productivity |
Humans can use words to describe new situations and objects; human language is subject to change and infinite. |
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Fixed Reference (animals) |
Animal communication is confined to the "here-and-now." |
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Cultural transmission |
Humans must be instructed on how to use language; they do not produce instinctive sounds. *Animals automatically make their sounds. |
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Duality |
Human sounds can be broken down into separate parts and rearranged to be given new meaning. |
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While they do not understand human language, animals can ________ and ________ to it accordingly. |
recognize and respond |
