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Homework Pack 1

Homework Pack 1

Q Week 1 1. Define the following terms: 2. Consonants and vowels in spoken languages are parallel to what in sign languages?3. What allows language users to talk about events in that are not here and now?4. How did Stokoe’s work change the linguistic perception of sign language?5. How do the terms arbitrary and iconic apply to the perception of ASL as a language?

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1.Arbitrary Symbol: Item does not reflect actual item or activity Iconic Symbol: Item reflects some aspect of item or activity Onomotopoeia: Form resembles the sound of object or activity Phonothesia: Group of words that resemble each other and have similar meanings Pragmatics: Meaning depends on context (time, place, relationship, etc) Anthropological Linguistics: Study of relationship between language and culture Applied Linguistics: The application of linguistic methods and findings to a variety of problems Historical Linguistics: The study of how languages change over time Morphology: The study of word formation Neurolinguistics: The study of how the neurological basis of language