语言学教程13-Design-Features-of-Language.pptVIP

Part 13 Design Features of Language By Charles Francis Hockett 1. Arbitrariness 2.Productivity 3.Duality 4.Displacement 5. Traditional Transmission 13 Design Features of Language 6. Vocal-Auditory Channel 7. Broadcast transmission and directional reception 8. Rapid Fading (transitoriness) 9. Interchangeability 10. Total Feedback 11. Specialization 12. Semanticity 13. Discreteness Vocal-Auditory Channel 语音-听觉通道 Vocal-Auditory Channel Much of human language is performed using the vocal tract and auditory channel. Hockett viewed this as an advantage for human primates because it allowed for