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1 3 characteristics of human languages
Animal Language 3 characteristics of human languages

2 Animal Language 3 characteristics of human languages
It is systematic, has structure, order

3 Animal Language 3 characteristics of human languages
It is systematic, has structure, order Is learned automatically. No explicit training needed

4 Animal Language 3 characteristics of human languages
It is systematic, has structure, order Is learned automatically. No explicit training needed

5 Animal Language 3 characteristics of human languages
It is systematic, has structure, order Is learned automatically. No explicit training needed Is used to talk about things not present

6 Animal Language 3 characteristics of human languages
It is systematic, has structure, order Is learned automatically. No explicit training needed Is used to talk about things not present Is used to talk about abstract things

7 Animal Language 3 characteristics of human languages
It is systematic, has structure, order Is learned automatically. No explicit training needed Is used to talk about things not present Is used to talk about abstract things Is used in novel and creative ways

8 Does animal communication have these characteristics?
Animal Language Does animal communication have these characteristics?

9 Animal Language Does animal communication have these characteristics?
Bees communicate location of food (non-present thing) Quantity of food is communicated (abstract ?) Dancing is implicitly learned

10 Animal Language Does animal communication have these characteristics?
Bees communicate location of food (non-present thing) Quantity of food is communicated (abstract ?) Dancing is implicitly learned But It is not creative, or novel Is it systematic?

11 Animal Language Does animal communication have these characteristics?
Birds and whales use signals to communicate It is learned implicitly It conveys abstraction (fear) But They don't talk about things not present It's not creative or novel There is not much structure

12 Animal Language Does animal communication have these characteristics?
Birds, dolphins, chimps have been taught signs and use them to communicate But It is explicitly taught Not very creative or novel Has a very basic structure Doesn't deal with abstract or non-present things

13 Grammar Prescriptive grammar Don't use ain't
Use 'fewer' with count nouns not 'less'

14 Grammar Prescriptive grammar Don't use ain't
Use 'fewer' with count nouns not 'less' Descriptive grammar Nouns follow verbs (big car, *car big) Articles precede nouns (the boat, *boat the) Regular past tense is done by adding -ed to the verb

15 Do some languages lack prescriptive grammar?

16 Grammar Do some languages lack prescriptive grammar?
Do some language lack descriptive grammar?

17 Grammar Do some languages lack prescriptive grammar?
Do some language lack descriptive grammar? Languages distinguish subjects from objects Languages use word order

18 Grammar Do some languages lack prescriptive grammar?
Do some language lack descriptive grammar? Languages distinguish subjects from objects Languages use word order Languages use prepositions in certain places Language have restrictions on permissible sound structure (blick but not *bnick)

19 Grammar Do some languages lack prescriptive grammar?
Do some language lack descriptive grammar? Languages distinguish subjects from objects Languages use word order Languages use prepositions in certain places Language have restrictions on permissible sound structure (blick but not *bnick) Without grammar languages wouldn't be able to communicate

20 How are subject and object marked in English?
Grammar How are subject and object marked in English?

21 Grammar How are subject and object marked in English?
Word order (John kissed Mary vs. Mary kissed John) In Latin suffixes mark subject and object (John-us kissed Mary-am is same as Mary-am kissed John-us)

22 Grammar How are subject and object marked in English?
Word order (John kissed Mary vs. Mary kissed John) In Latin suffixes mark subject and object (John-us kissed Mary-am is same as Mary-am kissed John-us) In Maori the particle -i marks object John kissed i Mary is same as i Mary kissed John

23 What do people mean by a language not having a grammar?

24 Grammar Does grammar change? Dived > dove Sneaked > snuck
Crew > crowed

25 Grammar Does grammar change? Dived > dove Sneaked > snuck
Crew > crowed Went you to the store? > Did you go to the store?

26 Grammar Does grammar change? Dived > dove Sneaked > snuck
Crew > crowed Went you to the store? > Did you go to the store? I can a little Dutch > I know a little Dutch

27 Grammar Does grammar change?
I am going to the store (movement) > I am going to the store (future tense)

28 Grammar Does grammar change?
I am going to the store (movement) > I am going to the store (future tense) I'm going to eat > I'm gonna eat > I'm goan eat > I'm a eat

29 Grammar Does grammar change?
I am going to the store (movement) > I am going to the store (future tense) I'm going to eat > I'm gonna eat > I'm goan eat > I'm a eat Grammaticalization: Words lose their lexical meaning and gain a functional meaning

30 Grammar Grammaticalization: Words lose their lexical meaning and gain a functional meaning To will meant to want I will conquer the barbarian (desire) > I will conquer the barbarians (future tense) InPREP steadN (in place) > insteadADV

31 Grammar Grammaticalization: Words lose their lexical meaning and gain a functional meaning To will meant to want I will conquer the barbarian (desire) > I will conquer the barbarians (future tense) InPREP steadN (in place) > insteadADV ADET lotN > alotDET (many, some, few, the, a are determiners)

32 Grammar G


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