AN202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Double Negative, Communication, Noam Chomsky
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An202 lecture 8: we were born into a language, not born with one. o basic grammar of human mind (chomsky, communicative competence (dell hymes, universal sequences. Negation (double negative i don"t see no dog. 5 w questions: overall intellectual growth crucial. Memory, understanding of causality, capacity for symbolic representation (ex. when kids say stuff wrong; i"m souping = i"m eating soup: baby talk or parentese (universal?) Simplified form of language deletion of verbs, short words, high pitched. 3 broad categories for signals in all non-human acts. Signals that relate to mating and reproduction. Making sounds to warn your crew about predators that are coming. Non-human primate communication o rely on call systems. Set of meaningful sounds that are made in response to environmental functions. However, non-human primates have the capability to learn to communicate effectively with humans. 1st non human to speak a human language (sign language) allen and beatrice gardener.
