ANT102H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Linguistic Performance, Facial Expression
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Usually performed with discrete or continuous signals (ex: bird calls), the number of potential messages is limited. Performed under direct control of stimulus or at a specific time (ex: mating calls). Who produces messages may be predetermined genetically (ex: worker bees find honey). Communicative acts are performed to fulfill immediate survival needs of individual and its social group. Body posture, facial expression, raised body hair, body odour, blushing. Performed by producing units perceived as discrete, unlimited messages. Any message produced at any time in any location, who produces specific messages is restricted by cultural convention, all humans have potential to produce any message. Humans communicate to fulfill individual and group survival needs (understood or not) as well as to create a sociocultural reality, humans create parts of world by characterizing it linguistically. Language is spoken/signed, communication can be non-verbal. Language is made up of phonemes, morpheme, semantics and syntax.
