Language and Linguistics University of Arkansas语言与语言学阿肯色大学.pptVIP

Language and Linguistics Linguistics: The scientific study of human language, broadly construed How is language structured? How do people use language? Psycholinguistics Sociolinguistics How does language change over time Historical linguistics The Waggle Dance Von Frisch (1967) Worker honeybee communicates to others location of food source Straight run indicates direction Waggle and buzzing indicates distance Unique Properties of Human Language Displacement Ability to communicate about stuff displaced in time, space, reality, etc… Semanticity Language can be used to convey virtually any mea