AN101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Bound And Unbound Morphemes, Phoneme
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Adaptive pass on information: present + future generations. All human languages are equal: no superior or inferior. Languages all can adapt to new technology or circumstances. Phonology discreet sounds or phones make up meanings: fly = 3 phones. Phonemes smallest sounds that alter meaning: p it bit kit pet pen not phoneme, butter vs budder not phonemes. Language is spoken sounds is unit of analysis not script. Most languages were unwritten alphabets have been adopted recently. How language is an adaptation of culture. Back then european languages were thought as the best" language whereas tribal and other languages were below that. Sound pitch and tone is important in language as it can turn a positive response to a negative one.
