Question 2 Give one example from the essay by Boroditsky that speakers of certain different languages tend to describe events (such as accidents) in different ways.
Question 3 In the essay by Hall we learn that linguists often say: “Dogs bark. But the concept of “dog” cannot bark or bite.” (p.3). What two different entities does this help us distinguish
Question 4
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What is the kind of sign which bears a physical resemblance to the object it points to or stands for?
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Question 5
Give one example from the essay by Boroditsky that speakers of certain different languages think differently about time.
Question 6
How do the concepts of LAD and UG aid the language is instinct thesis?
Question 7
What does it mean to say that the words in most languages are arbitrarily linked to their meaining?
Question 8
The world has about 7000 living languages – which is a healthy number for the 8 billion people in this world. Explain why we nonetheless need to be concerned about the distribution of these languages.
Question 9
Describe one major study of chimpanzees with respect to language. What do we learn from this?
Question 10
Use these 3 entities – the word ‘tree’ , the actual ‘tree’ outside in the world, and the idea of ‘tree’ – to explain a ‘sign’.
Question 11 How do complete feedback, rapid fading, and specialization give human language multiple advantages?
Question 12
Hall explains that “language is a system of signs”. If so, what kind of signs is language mostly made up of – icons or symbols? Explain
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Question 13
Hall writes: “In fact, each of us probably does understand and interpret the world in a unique and individual way. However, we are able to communicate because we share broadly the same conceptual maps and thus make sense of or interpret the world in roughly similar ways. That is indeed what it means when we say we ‘belong to the same culture’.” (p.4) So, from the above statements, what is meant by ‘culture’?
