logging in or signing up The laws of language eflclassroom Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 78 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (1) Dislike it (0) Added: October 27, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript The Laws of Human Language : The Laws of Human Language Free powerpoints at http://www.worldofteaching.com Fromkin and Rodman (1988) NUMBER 1 : NUMBER 1 HUMAN BEINGS = LANGUAGE NUMBER 2 : NUMBER 2 THERE ARE NO “PRIMITIVE” LANGUAGES NUMBER 3 : NUMBER 3 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOUND AND MEANING IS (mostly) ARBITRARY NUMBER 4 : NUMBER 4 LANGUAGE IS AN INFINITE ARRAY OF SENTENCES FROM A FINITE SET OF SOUNDS AND SIGNS. IE. WORDS INTERACT (SEE Zipf’s law) NUMBER 5 : NUMBER 5 ALL GRAMMARS CONTAIN RULES FOR FORMING WORDS / SENTENCES OF A SIMILAR KIND. NUMBER 6 : NUMBER 6 ALL LANGUAGES ARE MADE UP OF DISCRETE SOUNDS (Phonemes) WHICH HAVE A LIMITED SET OF PROPERTIES NUMBER 7 : NUMBER 7 SIMILAR GRAMMATICAL CATEGORIES ARE FOUND IN ALL LANGUAGE ( Nouns, verbs etc….) NUMBER 8 : NUMBER 8 THERE ARE SEMANTIC (that which gives meaning) UNIVERSALS IN ALL LANGUAGES. (male/female animate/human) NUMBER 9 : NUMBER 9 EVERY LANGUAGE HAS ITS OWN LAWS (ways of negation, forming questions, commanding etc…) NUMBER 10 : NUMBER 10 SPEAKERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AND COMPREHENDING AN INFINITE ARRAY OF SENTENCES (see rule #4) NUMBER 11 : NUMBER 11 ALL NEWBORNS ARE CAPABLE OF ACQUIRING ANY LANGUAGE NUMBER 12 : NUMBER 12 LANGUAGE = CHANGE Slide 24: http://eflclassroom.ning.com You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
The laws of language eflclassroom Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 78 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (1) Dislike it (0) Added: October 27, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript The Laws of Human Language : The Laws of Human Language Free powerpoints at http://www.worldofteaching.com Fromkin and Rodman (1988) NUMBER 1 : NUMBER 1 HUMAN BEINGS = LANGUAGE NUMBER 2 : NUMBER 2 THERE ARE NO “PRIMITIVE” LANGUAGES NUMBER 3 : NUMBER 3 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOUND AND MEANING IS (mostly) ARBITRARY NUMBER 4 : NUMBER 4 LANGUAGE IS AN INFINITE ARRAY OF SENTENCES FROM A FINITE SET OF SOUNDS AND SIGNS. IE. WORDS INTERACT (SEE Zipf’s law) NUMBER 5 : NUMBER 5 ALL GRAMMARS CONTAIN RULES FOR FORMING WORDS / SENTENCES OF A SIMILAR KIND. NUMBER 6 : NUMBER 6 ALL LANGUAGES ARE MADE UP OF DISCRETE SOUNDS (Phonemes) WHICH HAVE A LIMITED SET OF PROPERTIES NUMBER 7 : NUMBER 7 SIMILAR GRAMMATICAL CATEGORIES ARE FOUND IN ALL LANGUAGE ( Nouns, verbs etc….) NUMBER 8 : NUMBER 8 THERE ARE SEMANTIC (that which gives meaning) UNIVERSALS IN ALL LANGUAGES. (male/female animate/human) NUMBER 9 : NUMBER 9 EVERY LANGUAGE HAS ITS OWN LAWS (ways of negation, forming questions, commanding etc…) NUMBER 10 : NUMBER 10 SPEAKERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AND COMPREHENDING AN INFINITE ARRAY OF SENTENCES (see rule #4) NUMBER 11 : NUMBER 11 ALL NEWBORNS ARE CAPABLE OF ACQUIRING ANY LANGUAGE NUMBER 12 : NUMBER 12 LANGUAGE = CHANGE Slide 24: http://eflclassroom.ning.com