PSY E112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Psy, Sign Language, Sarcasm
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Language method for communicating information, ideas, thoughts and emotions: not just humans can do this, oral, internal or written. What makes something language: is it symbolic (semanticity, can it be used to communicate new ideas (generativity, can it be used to communicate about something not happening in immediate context (displacement) Semanticity: extent to which a language can use symbols to transmit meaningful messages low semanticity ex. Combining words/symbols using rules (of composition, syntax) to. To be considered language, any form of communication must have displacement (ability communicate infinite variety of ideas using limited vocab. to convey message that isn"t tied to immediate context- ie. time & place: ex. Language: socially agreed upon, rule-governed system of arbitrary symbols that can be differently combined to communicate ideas and feelings about present time and place and other times and places (real or imagined) Engagement: contains free morpheme engage and bound morpheme ment .
