ANTH 1001 Lecture 6: lecture 6
24 Mar 2017
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Lecture 6: linguistic anthropology - the importance of language. Primates communicate with one another through vocal call systems and visual displays. Chimpanzees have up to 66 visual displays. 60% of human communication is by nonverbal means. Gestures, postures, facial expressions, non-verbal vocalizations, use of space. They can only emit a call in the appropriate context. They cannot mix calls to create new calls. Ex: leopard alarm call all land predators. Hippocampus - convert short to long-term memory. Flight distance, critical distance contract/non-contact, personal and social distance. Cultural perceptions of space and politeness vary. Examples of teaching asl to chimpanzees and gorillas. Savage-rumbaugh (koko and kanzi - 400 signs) Allen and beatrix gardner (washoe female chimp - 350 signs) Evaluations with deaf evaluators show lack of grammar and vocabulary. Larger social groups permit more social learning and afford protection. Requires more cognitive and communicative ability to resolve difference and enhance social cohesion. 90% right handed and left brain dominance.
