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Lecture 1 - Introduction
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What componentsof language can we find in chest-nut crowned babblers?
-Discreteness: Flight & Nestle call build by same components
- Semanticity: Different behavior for different calls -
What component of language do bees show?
Displacement --> Talking about things not here & now
Generativity --> Can form alot of different messages
Don't show arbitrariness --> Dance is refering to the real world -
What is continuity when talking about language in animals & humans?
Human language is quantitatively different.
But qualitatively the same. -
What did Chimsky show (Nim)?
Some communication of sign language -
What is the difference between Nim & Kanzi how they learned 'language'?
Nim: Operant conditioning
Kanzi: Immersion learning -
What are some doubts we can raise about animal sign language learning?
Clever Hans effects.
Observer effects. -
What is definitely a difference between animal & human language (in research):
Grammar:
- Animals somecopying of grammar, but no strictincorporation
Social Aspects of language:- Animals no turn-taking
- Signing when observer unable to seen them
- But: Natural communication --> Some turn-taking -
What is Modularity when talking about language in animals & humans?
Language consists of independent modules that are either present or absent in different species.
- Some animals only have 1 or 2 modules
- We have them all -
What trait are necessary to learn language? (Comparing humans & animals)
- Vocal mimicry: Ability to imitate sounds -
Why can vocal mimicry be a byproduct of dancing (or vice versa?)
Recognition & aniticipation of rhythm crucial for vocal mimicry
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