LING 3P95 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Topicalization, Waggle Dance, Dependent Clause
20 Feb 2021
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Unit 1 module 1: linguistics is part of semiotics, which is the study of signs, composites of a sign. A radiologist spots a silhouette on a chest x-ray of a patient and diagnosis cancer. A meteorologist notes a rise in barometric pressure and delivers the next day"s forecast taking that into account. A man finds himself being stared at by a dog, growling etc. The man concludes that he is in danger of imminent attack. Icon a sign where the signifier bears some natural likeness to the signified (associated by similarity); intentional. A sign is by way of an image: resembles what it refers to; could be imagery resemblance could be relational, a pair of close friends" vs a pair of not close friends. She saw a monster and woke up clause order = event order. Metaphors: (functional similarity) e. g. , john"s the key to the problem.
