From Cultural Selection to Genetic Selection: A Framework for the
... theory captures the uniqueness of language at the expense of its functionality, the functional theories attempt to salvage the functional aspects of language at the expense of its uniqueness. Third, the functionalists’ attempt to characterize language as a general-purpose communication tool does not ...
... theory captures the uniqueness of language at the expense of its functionality, the functional theories attempt to salvage the functional aspects of language at the expense of its uniqueness. Third, the functionalists’ attempt to characterize language as a general-purpose communication tool does not ...
Tailoring language provision and requirements
... For most people, the first language belongs to the kernel of their identity – it is the language in which they started to realise themselves as persons (personal identity), as members of a family and social group (social identity), and in which they developed values important for their lives (cultu ...
... For most people, the first language belongs to the kernel of their identity – it is the language in which they started to realise themselves as persons (personal identity), as members of a family and social group (social identity), and in which they developed values important for their lives (cultu ...
Sociocultural Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning
... of instructional practices (Turuk, 2008). Regarding the first issue, Vygotsky argues that the testing techniques used only assessed the actual level of development, yet ignored the potential abilities of the child. He maintained that psychology should be more concerned with the potential abilities o ...
... of instructional practices (Turuk, 2008). Regarding the first issue, Vygotsky argues that the testing techniques used only assessed the actual level of development, yet ignored the potential abilities of the child. He maintained that psychology should be more concerned with the potential abilities o ...
4. Third scenario: Sexual selection and a run
... 2. First scenario: cognitive and physical predispositions for language In evolutionary biology, the phenomenon of predisposition or pre-adaptation is known in various species. Thus certain insects are resistant against pesticides, some bacteria against antibiotics, although they never had an opportu ...
... 2. First scenario: cognitive and physical predispositions for language In evolutionary biology, the phenomenon of predisposition or pre-adaptation is known in various species. Thus certain insects are resistant against pesticides, some bacteria against antibiotics, although they never had an opportu ...
Language Emergence and Grounding in Sensorimotor Agents and
... from the evolutionary use of sensorimotor information and interaction with the environment. New simulations are currently underway to improve the robustness of the results and produce more verbnoun languages. These will mainly focus on the modification of the neural network architecture, as suggest ...
... from the evolutionary use of sensorimotor information and interaction with the environment. New simulations are currently underway to improve the robustness of the results and produce more verbnoun languages. These will mainly focus on the modification of the neural network architecture, as suggest ...
Although autism was first diagnosed by Kanner in 1943 (xx)
... practices around them. This is believed to result from deficits in theory of mind, which is often tested by assessing ‘false belief’ competency, a particular aspect of theory of mind that usually develops by a child’s second year of life (Tomasello, 1999). False belief requires individuals to ‘walk ...
... practices around them. This is believed to result from deficits in theory of mind, which is often tested by assessing ‘false belief’ competency, a particular aspect of theory of mind that usually develops by a child’s second year of life (Tomasello, 1999). False belief requires individuals to ‘walk ...
Music and paleolithic man the soundtrack of human
... Before beginning, it is important to understand the broad definitions of both archaeology and music, and their functions pertaining to this paper. Due to the vast time frame being analyzed, comprehension of terminology will make the shifts between time frames more manageable. In addition, the concep ...
... Before beginning, it is important to understand the broad definitions of both archaeology and music, and their functions pertaining to this paper. Due to the vast time frame being analyzed, comprehension of terminology will make the shifts between time frames more manageable. In addition, the concep ...
Of words and fog
... frequently unified by a shared commitment to ontology and has thus been described by some commentators as ‘the ontological turn’.3 Perhaps not surprisingly, what people have meant by ontology has been diverse and the field I am describing here is neither a ‘school’ nor even a ‘movement’, but rather ...
... frequently unified by a shared commitment to ontology and has thus been described by some commentators as ‘the ontological turn’.3 Perhaps not surprisingly, what people have meant by ontology has been diverse and the field I am describing here is neither a ‘school’ nor even a ‘movement’, but rather ...
Music and meaning, ambiguity and evolution
... events, etc (see Deutsch, 1999). Here it is important to note that, just as with language, the making of appropriate inferences appears to depend on the degree to which a listener or performer is embedded in a given musical culture, although some types of inferences might be more universally and cro ...
... events, etc (see Deutsch, 1999). Here it is important to note that, just as with language, the making of appropriate inferences appears to depend on the degree to which a listener or performer is embedded in a given musical culture, although some types of inferences might be more universally and cro ...
How language changed the genes: toward an explicit account of the
... parameters is the most famous such conception: even when some variability between languages is conceded, the theory encodes the variability in the genes. Children come to the world with a few parameters for each linguistic principle, and choose the right one for the language they encounter. This not ...
... parameters is the most famous such conception: even when some variability between languages is conceded, the theory encodes the variability in the genes. Children come to the world with a few parameters for each linguistic principle, and choose the right one for the language they encounter. This not ...
Shall We Talk? Conversing with Humans and Robots
... children understand that babies have different linguistic capacities than do their mothers or fathers (Andersen 1987). Similarly, linguists describe a speech register they call “foreigner talk” (Ferguson 1975), use ...
... children understand that babies have different linguistic capacities than do their mothers or fathers (Andersen 1987). Similarly, linguists describe a speech register they call “foreigner talk” (Ferguson 1975), use ...
Chapter 7 The Language Of Thought
... How does connectionism argue against the language of thought? (123-4) According to Stainton, what are the 3 main features of the connectionist network? Why does Stainton believe that the language of thought hypothesis can defend itself against the criticism of it that is based on connectionist model ...
... How does connectionism argue against the language of thought? (123-4) According to Stainton, what are the 3 main features of the connectionist network? Why does Stainton believe that the language of thought hypothesis can defend itself against the criticism of it that is based on connectionist model ...
CULTURE IN LANGUAGES – MULTIPLICITY OF INTERPRETATIONS
... feature which is put into action in a communicative situation. It is not a new competence, as we all use different “registers” of the same language in different situations just as we use different cultural repertoires in different situations. The new idea is the development of plurilingualism and pl ...
... feature which is put into action in a communicative situation. It is not a new competence, as we all use different “registers” of the same language in different situations just as we use different cultural repertoires in different situations. The new idea is the development of plurilingualism and pl ...
On the Cultivation of Cross-culture Communication Competence of
... dog has his day”. Learners whose native language is Chinese may be difficult to comprehend the meaning. In fact, if one knows well the culture of the English-speaking countries, they may know that in English, dog's image is generally not bad. It often refers to individuals. The meaning of the senten ...
... dog has his day”. Learners whose native language is Chinese may be difficult to comprehend the meaning. In fact, if one knows well the culture of the English-speaking countries, they may know that in English, dog's image is generally not bad. It often refers to individuals. The meaning of the senten ...
Chapter 10 - Non-verbal Information and Artistic Expression in the
... One can roughly classify human communication and forms of information as being either verbal or non-verbal. We have already examined the various forms of verbal information in the symbolosphere as was the case with speech, writing, mathematics, science, computing, the Internet, and the conceptual an ...
... One can roughly classify human communication and forms of information as being either verbal or non-verbal. We have already examined the various forms of verbal information in the symbolosphere as was the case with speech, writing, mathematics, science, computing, the Internet, and the conceptual an ...
Phraseology and linguistic theory
... Interest in phraseology has grown considerably over the last tvventy years or so. While the general linguists' view of phraseology before that time can probably be caricatured as 'idiom researchers and lexicographers classifying and researching various kinds of fairly frozen idiomatic expressions', ...
... Interest in phraseology has grown considerably over the last tvventy years or so. While the general linguists' view of phraseology before that time can probably be caricatured as 'idiom researchers and lexicographers classifying and researching various kinds of fairly frozen idiomatic expressions', ...
Aspects of interrelationship between culture and language in the
... according to the emphasis given on one of them (Lévi-Strauss 1996, 44-46). Mistrík (1999) consequently defines culture as a system of three aspects which exist only together where a cognitive aspect "concentrates, contains, processes and transmits information about the world", a sign system "contain ...
... according to the emphasis given on one of them (Lévi-Strauss 1996, 44-46). Mistrík (1999) consequently defines culture as a system of three aspects which exist only together where a cognitive aspect "concentrates, contains, processes and transmits information about the world", a sign system "contain ...
Language Shift in an `Importing Culture` - Anthropology
... 2002), what it means to exercise power (Dobrin 2008), beliefs about lifespan such as how children learn (Paugh 2011) or appropriate comportment toward those in old age (Meek 2007), ideas about the nature of change, and so on. In other words, endangered-language linguistics should concern itself not ...
... 2002), what it means to exercise power (Dobrin 2008), beliefs about lifespan such as how children learn (Paugh 2011) or appropriate comportment toward those in old age (Meek 2007), ideas about the nature of change, and so on. In other words, endangered-language linguistics should concern itself not ...
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... The concept of universal service varies considerably across the OECD. Even within the European Union, where the principal parameters of universal service are defined at the European level, there is variation in the way member states specify services at the national level and the manner through which ...
... The concept of universal service varies considerably across the OECD. Even within the European Union, where the principal parameters of universal service are defined at the European level, there is variation in the way member states specify services at the national level and the manner through which ...
Non-Human Primates and Communication
... 200,000 years ago. Thus, one possible scenario is that, prior to this event, humans did not have modern articulatory abilities, perhaps more resembling those of the extant apes. One direct implication from these findings is that the cognitive apparatus required for language processing must thus be m ...
... 200,000 years ago. Thus, one possible scenario is that, prior to this event, humans did not have modern articulatory abilities, perhaps more resembling those of the extant apes. One direct implication from these findings is that the cognitive apparatus required for language processing must thus be m ...
12/2/2011 - Nicholas` e
... In 1964, poet and author Reinaldo Arenas wrote a short story called, “Con los ojos cerrados2” (Arenas 1972). In it, he paints a picture of a young boy walking down the street where he trips over a dead cat on the side of the road. The boy also finds two elderly ladies in front of a candy shop beggin ...
... In 1964, poet and author Reinaldo Arenas wrote a short story called, “Con los ojos cerrados2” (Arenas 1972). In it, he paints a picture of a young boy walking down the street where he trips over a dead cat on the side of the road. The boy also finds two elderly ladies in front of a candy shop beggin ...
Assessment of the Social Functions and Vitality of the Yi Language
... although some do understand basic everyday expressions; and grandchildren basically cannot speak Yi. Even among those whose mother tongue is Yi, they have limited domains of use for Yi. Since language preservation, concurrent use, and shift is a dynamic process, this study will place emphasis on the ...
... although some do understand basic everyday expressions; and grandchildren basically cannot speak Yi. Even among those whose mother tongue is Yi, they have limited domains of use for Yi. Since language preservation, concurrent use, and shift is a dynamic process, this study will place emphasis on the ...
Mythological criticism
... • A mythological critic uses hopes, fears, and expectations set by certain cultures to uncover universal ideas or themes in certain literature. • Carl Jung, a psychologist in the 1930’s, to explain that we all share a general subconscious and archetypes are universal • Sir James Frazer studied myth ...
... • A mythological critic uses hopes, fears, and expectations set by certain cultures to uncover universal ideas or themes in certain literature. • Carl Jung, a psychologist in the 1930’s, to explain that we all share a general subconscious and archetypes are universal • Sir James Frazer studied myth ...
Language and Ethnicity in Central and Eastern Europe: Some
... regard that medium as theirs alone and as the “natural” means of expressing their own existence. The role of language as an ethnic marker has been particularly salient in Central and Eastern Europe and cultural communities in the region use language in this way with great emphasis. There are good re ...
... regard that medium as theirs alone and as the “natural” means of expressing their own existence. The role of language as an ethnic marker has been particularly salient in Central and Eastern Europe and cultural communities in the region use language in this way with great emphasis. There are good re ...
the relation between language and other areas of
... 2. makes assertions about the underlying reality that brings about or affects this class.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory As it can be understood from the definition above, a theory in science applies to facts that fall into a specific category, and as such becomes an assertion of the observati ...
... 2. makes assertions about the underlying reality that brings about or affects this class.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory As it can be understood from the definition above, a theory in science applies to facts that fall into a specific category, and as such becomes an assertion of the observati ...