ISS 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Universal Grammar, Noam Chomsky, Pragmatics
14 Jan 2020
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Iss notes - october 17 - week 7. These codes operate by a set of rules governing the way words are used to create meaning. Different languages have different rules for how words are used to create meaning, such as the ordering of words in communication. Phonology: the organizations of sounds in a given language. Morphology: the combination of basic units of meaning. Semantics: the study of the meaning of words. Syntax: the study of grammar and structural rules. Pragmatics: the impact of language on human perception and behavior. All languages have some way of naming nouns. All languages have a way of naming action (verb) All languages have some way to state the negative, form questions, and distinguish between singular and plural. All languages are a systematic set of sounds combined with a set of rules for the purpose of creative meaning. All languages have rules for combining words into sentences to create meaning.
