LING 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Native Tongues, First Language, Natural Sounds

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Linguistics
• Course: LING 1000
• Professor: Rosario Gomez

Document Summary

A system of signs, i. e the process whereby signs communicate meaning to individuals and allow them to understand the world around them and how it works. Gestures: non-verbal communication made with a part of the body used instead of verbal communication (or in combination with it) Arbitrariness of the sign= pairing of a sound (form) with a concept (meaning) Iconic ( with a nonarbitrary relationship between form and meaning) Language in relation of other aspects of semiotics. To emphasize importance of what you are about to say or. To indicate that you are going to reprimand someone (wave your finger back and forth) Different gestures across culture to mean the same thing. Some confusing gestures: ok, sign for victory, thumbs up. Only physiological responses are universal, gestures and culture-dependent. Speech as a sign system (sign language, verbal, sounds that have meaning) Scientific, objective: hypotheses > corpus > analysis > conclusion.