Flashcard: Fundamentals of Human Language — 10 carte

Human language — uniqueness?

Allows infinite expression through productivity.

Productivity — definition?

Combining limited sounds into infinite messages.

Language building blocks — role?

Combine sounds/words to create messages.

Willekeurigheid — meaning?

No logical link between word sound and meaning.

Arbitrariness — meaning?

No inherent link between sign and meaning.

Abstracte zaken — examples?

Feelings, love, time, concepts beyond physical contact.

Gebarentaal — role?

Sign language with full grammar, similar to spoken language.

Sapir-Whorfhypothese — claim?

Language influences perception and thought.

Language — uniqueness?

Infinite expression from limited building blocks.

Learned language — importance?

Acquired through social interaction, not inherited.