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Linguistics
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Desc: Descriptive Linguistics and Ethnolinguistics.
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- Slide 1: Linguistics Descriptive Linguistics and Culture
- Slide 2: Communication Most animals have some form of communication Definition: Ability of one organism to trigger another Counterexample: Bouncer tosses out unruly patron Counterexample: Sun’s rays wakens sleeper Entails stimulus and response
- Slide 3: Overview of Linguistics Biological Roots of Language: Brain and Articulatory System Descriptive Linguistics: Phones and Phonemes Descriptive Linguistics: Morphology and Syntax Language and Animal Communication Language and Culture
- Slide 4:The International Phonetic Alphabet How many vowels are there in English? Our written language is not entirely phonetic The letter a could be pronounced as [æ] in bat Or how about [e] as in bated breath? Or try [a] as in bah or “sa
