CGSC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Khan Academy, Computer Language, Animal Communication
16 Oct 2017
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Lecture 7 (oct. 10) language & communication. Structural description: a set of symbols that can be arranged in certain ways. Functional description: a complex code by which agents can communicate information: we say complex because we don"t want to include animal communication, such as bird calls, as language. Natural language: created by cultures of humans over time. Artificial language: created by individuals or small teams. Computer language: artificial language for communication with computers, typically lacking in ambiguity: humans tell the computer what to do. Anaimal communication works through gesture, expression, gaze following, vocalization, olfactory communication, electricicty, colouration: expression: open mouth = happy in mammals, olfactory communication is similar to pheromones, vervet monkey story (3:36): http://youtu. be/3lsf83rhkfc (vocalization) The function/purpose of communication might be because of dominance, courtship, ownership, food alert, alarm, metacommuniation. Honeybee dance (54s): http://youtu. be/-7iji-g4jhg - if they dance 90o to the right, the bees must fly 90o to the right of the sun to get food.
