Linguistics
and how come everyone is so amazingly good at speaking?
Language
is one of the best windows into the workings of the human mind
gives us the extraordinary ability to describe the contents of our thoughts
Units of Language
are in some sense units of cognition
possible implication is that the study of what all languages share is also the study of what it is to be human
( studying how languages differ... more)
A tool to influence the beliefs of one another
Which toothpaste should I buy?
Who left the stove on?
How should I vote?
Why should I learn about linguistics?
How to make sounds
How to make words
How to make sentences
Phonology/Phonetics
Morphology
Syntax
How to make meaning
How to use context
Semantics
Pragmatics
How to make sounds
Put your fingers in front of your throat
and say the letters:
V and then F
S and then Z
P and then B
both lips
- paint
- bath
- math
- wipe
top teeth & lower lip
- face
- vase
tongue between teeth.
- this
- thistle
tongue behind top teeth.
- teeth
- duck
- sail
- zoom
- nail
tongue behind top teeth.
- teeth
- duck
- sail
- zoom
- nail
Buzz
Hiss
Pop
"Adam's Apple" contains vocal cords/folds that vibrate if close together.
Bernoulli effect causes fast opening & shutting, if regular, can be perceived as pitch.
( similar to balloon )
When air flow is stopped and then suddenly released, we hear a “pop” eg:
P, B, T, K, G,
Airflow through a narrow passage too small for it to pass smoothly. Can be created in many points of mouth eg:
F - pressing upper teeth into lower mouth
S - pressing teeth together
How to use sounds
Phonemes
How to make words
Morphology
Cat, Dog
Cat-s, Dog-s
Cat
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How do we know how to form sentences?
We often struggle to explain why something feels right
How to make sentences
Syntax
Languages
Inuit,
Contact Languages
Tzeltal spatial relations, is the future uphill
Amharic
Linguistics
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