Cultural Anthropology Chapter 5

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Language

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learned association between words and the things they stand for

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call systems

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natural communication systems in response to specific stimuli

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open vs. closed system of communication

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open are changeable and can operate for different things, closed are set in stone and cannot change. (humans open, apes closed)

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arbitrary nature of language

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it is created by human beings and varies upon perspective and culture, it is not set in stone.

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Displacement

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able to talk about things that are not present.

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morpheme/morphology

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the separate parts of words that differentiate meaning. “Cat” is a morpheme, “s” is a morpheme, so the word “cats” has two morphemes

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phoneme/phonology

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the study of which sounds are present and significant in a given language, pit and bit are different sounds just in the beginning that make a huge difference.

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Grammar

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the whole system of language consisting of syntax and morphology

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syntax

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the arrangement and order of words in phrases and sentences

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language family

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each language is a daughter language to another older language

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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

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language shapes the way we think about the world

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nonverbal communication:

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body gestures and posture is communication without words

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code switching

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changing the way we pronounce or use syntax and morphology when speaking

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descriptive linguistics

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the analysis of phonology, morphology, lexicon, syntax.

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cultural linguistics (socio-cultural linguistics)

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study of language in it’s social context

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historical linguistics

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the study of language over time

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dialect

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a form of a language specific to a region

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pidgins/creole

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dialects from the south and the Caribbean islands