Linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics
Kartei Details
| Karten | 171 |
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| Sprache | English |
| Kategorie | Englisch |
| Stufe | Universität |
| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 08.09.2023 / 26.09.2023 |
| Lizenzierung | Kein Urheberrechtsschutz (CC0) (UNIVERSITÄT) |
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What is linguistics?
science of the nature of human language, how it works as a system and how human beings use this system to do things
What are the properties of language
reflexivity, displacement, arbitrariness, productivity/creativity, cultural transmission, duality
define reflexivity
language can be used to think and talk about language
define displacement
language can be used to refer to contexts removed from the immediate situations of the speaker
define arbitrariness
usually there is no "natural" connection between meanings and sounds
define productivity/creativity
"open-endedness" of linguistic production: possibiity to continually describe new objects and situations; to from new words and utterances by using the same rules
define cultural transmission
a languagee is taught and learned within a particular cultural background
define duality
limited set of discrete sounds can be combined inteo a very large number of sound combinations tith distinct meanings e.g. i-b-n -> bin/nib
