Homework 1

In what countries are these languages spoken? Show them on a world map.

- Catalan: Spain (Catalonia, Andorra, Valencia) S of France

- Guaran: NE of Arg & Paraguay - Javanese: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore - Urdu: Pakistan & India - Punjabi: Pakistan & India (England & Wales) - Persian: Iran, Afghanistan & Tajikistan. - Welsh: Wales

Homework 2

In what countries is English an official language/predominant?Show them on a map.

Homework 3

Does language consist of symbolic and/or iconic signs?

The human language

Language as a sign system

Symbolic signs in language

tree

(sign)

Phonetic form

/tri:/

Orthographic form

t+r+e+e

Symbolic signs in language

(sign)

Phonetic form

Orthographic form

Iconic signs of language

Relations between signs

Her last night.

My cooked lasagna yesterday.

Put these signs in order

Human beings to

often complex

sign meanings together

many put

convey

So

Syntagmatic relations: words follow one another in order.

Paradigmatic relations: words that go in the sequence from a range of possible alternatives.

Mediums of language

Mediums of language

Human language

Auditory-vocal

Visual-inscribed

But careful!

How many vowels are there in English?

Design features of human language

Arbitrariness

Displacement

Cultural transmission

Duality

Productivity

Reflexivity

Homework

For next Monday read

pp. 3 15 from Linguistics (and bring it).

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