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Preguntas Yule Capitulos 1 y 2
Preguntas Yule Capitulos 1 y 2
17. What exactly happened at Babel and why is it used in explanations of language origins?
18. What are the arguments for and against a teleological explanation of the origins of human
language?
19. The idea that “ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny” was first proposed by Ernst Haeckel in
1866 and is still frequently used in discussions of language origins.
20. What is the connection between the innateness hypothesis, as described in this chapter,
and the idea of a Universal Grammar?
CAPITULO 2
21. Explique la diferencia entre las señales informativas y comunicativas
22. Explique las características del lenguaje:
REFLEXIVIDAD
DESPLAZAMIENTO
ARBITRARIEDAD
PRODUCTIVIDAD
TRANSMISION CULTURAL
DUALIDAD O DOBLE ARTICULACION
23. Explique la relación entre los chimpances y el lenguaje
WASHOE
SARAH AND LANA
KANZI
24. Why is reflexivity considered to be a special property of human language?
25. What kind of evidence is used to support the idea that language is culturally transmitted?
26. What is the difference between a communication system with productivity and one with
fixed reference?
27. How did the Gardners try to show that Washoe was not simply repeating signs made by
interacting humans?
28. If Sarah could use a gray plastic shape to convey the meaning of the word red, which
property does her “language” seem to have?
29. What was considered to be the key element in Kanzi’s language learning?