ANTH 104 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Phatic Expression, Language Change, Language Of Thought Hypothesis
5 Oct 2016
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Languages change: shakespeare english vs. modern english (all were modern in their time) Macro contextually: over long periods of time. One language consists of many different languages. Shapes social relationships: tv distinction of you (tu and vous, can make the relationship more intimate by using tu. The way you talk about things can shape the way you think about them: (pro-choice vs. pro-abortion) People use language, to talk about language: what we are saying is usually commentary on other things people say or your own language use, i. e. People respond to past utterances: we are responding to something someone else has said. People anticipate future utterances: if you didn"t think people would respond to you, you wouldn"t speak, doesn"t have to be a verbal response. What i"m saying here could very well be on youtube tomorrow. Referential meaning vs. indexical meaning: referential: what is literally said.
