LING 1 Lecture 7: LING 1 Disc 2 (Week 2 Summary)
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Kathleen: left hemisphere is where processing of language happens, includes sign language, shows that sign language is the same as language, can be seen through mri and aphasia studies. Not all, cos no child comes into the world alr speaking. English: vocabulary not innate, arbitrary, not limited in variations, the boy (subject) kicked (verb) the ball (object) english but korean is subject, object, verb similarly kids need to be able to understand the difference bet. No: mental imagery that cannot be explained in language, you write things that you"re not meant to say, the thought is not thought in language.
