ANT253H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Unwell, Speech-Language Pathology, Grammatical Gender

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Language: a series of organized sounds that allow us to understand. All languages have five basic things in common: A system of distinctive sounds i. e. the german ich Strategies for using language in various personal and social ways. Below are english meanings that are now encoded by the. Language and speech: speech is the delivery of language. Lowering of the larynx: larynx not designed for speech, learning to speak and the theory of universal grammar, lad: language acquisition device, holophrases (first words of babies), imitation, creativity, overgeneralization. Lecture 2: textbook available for purchase at victoria college bookstore, website: on blackboard. The scientific approach to language: we need science to back up language, we need terminology and standards relating to language. Panini: indian scholar who studied and interpreted ancient vedic scriptures and texts, viewed language as a code, a system. 1960s: *we get the message across, but not necessarily the meaning*