Language properties

Animal communication is almost designed for THIS moment, here and now. It cannot be used to relate events which are far in place and time. It refers to the property of

• Displacement

• Duality

• Producivity

• Arbitrariness

Animal language is arbitrary

• True

• False

Mention 3 properties of a language:

There are two levels: distinct sound & distinct meaning

´Physical level at which we can produce individual sounds e.g. n, b, i.

´Meaning level: when we produce sounds in combination e.g.: nib, bin. This property is called:

• Duality

• Arbitrariness

• Cultural transmission

Only humans have a vocal auditory channel

• Yes

• No

The way that animal sounds are different in some languages show how language is:

• Productive

• Discrete

• Arbitrary

The ability of human language to create new messages is called:

It is called "_________," when a language is passed down from one generation to the next.

• Duality

• Arbitrariness

• Cultural transmission

Which is the only animal who has the property of "displacement" in their language?

• Bees

• Crabs

• Dolphins

Every language uses a set of different sounds, each of these sounds differs from the rest and are combined to form new meanings.

• True

• False