The language
The language
- Let's talk about what is meant by language
The language is the ability of human oral communication and to be formed by a series of signs, also in turn is part of semiotics or study of the signs (ConceptoDefinición, s.f.). The definition of language reaches the consensus that it is an intrinsic characteristic of the human being when fulfilling a series of characteristics, such as, for example, double articulation, semanticity and reflexivity. Controversy exists for certain trained animals (Lents, 2015), who do not meet all the conditions, but with many of the qualities mentioned above (ASHA, n.d.).
The double articulation of language consists of a higher level, in which the minimum monemas or units with meaning are found, and of a lower level, in which are the phonemes or different sounds into which an expression can be divided.
First articulation:
Monema 1 = Cup (small jug); Monema 2 = s (plural), both can form the word cups
Second articulation:
In Latin American Spanish, there is seseo, then words like 'Casa' (housing) and 'Caza' (hunting) are pronounced in the same way, so the representation of their sound in phonological writing in the IPA system would be /'ka.sa/.
Semanticity and feedback, have to do with the abstraction of ideas to sounds and that these are understood by a community or people who speak the same language, for example, the expression 'la luna' (the moon), either when listening to it or being written, any spanish speaker would understand that it refers to the satellite of planet earth, but people who do not speak this language would only hear sounds or see meaningless letters. In semantics also enters what would be the signifier, such as the spoon object, and the meaning, which would be the mental representation of the object.
Another interesting point is the arbitrariness of language, this means that phonological words have no relation to the object or action, although under a certain point of view, there is the exception of onomatopoeias, which try to imitate, for example the sounds of animals, although these change according to the language.
ASHA. (s.f.). ¿Qué es el Lenguaje? ¿Qué es el Habla?. Recuperado de https://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/Que-es-el-Lenguaje/
ConceptoDefinición. (s.f.). Definición de Semiótica. Recuperado de https://conceptodefinicion.de/semiotica/
Lents, N.H. (2015). "Koko, Washoe, and Kanzi: Three Apes with Human Vocabulary". En The Human Evolution Blog. Reecuperado de https://thehumanevolutionblog.com/2015/07/28/koko-washoe-and-kanzi-three-apes-with-human-vocabulary/
The double articulation of language consists of a higher level, in which the minimum monemas or units with meaning are found, and of a lower level, in which are the phonemes or different sounds into which an expression can be divided.
First articulation:
Monema 1 = Cup (small jug); Monema 2 = s (plural), both can form the word cups
Second articulation:
In Latin American Spanish, there is seseo, then words like 'Casa' (housing) and 'Caza' (hunting) are pronounced in the same way, so the representation of their sound in phonological writing in the IPA system would be /'ka.sa/.
Semanticity and feedback, have to do with the abstraction of ideas to sounds and that these are understood by a community or people who speak the same language, for example, the expression 'la luna' (the moon), either when listening to it or being written, any spanish speaker would understand that it refers to the satellite of planet earth, but people who do not speak this language would only hear sounds or see meaningless letters. In semantics also enters what would be the signifier, such as the spoon object, and the meaning, which would be the mental representation of the object.
Another interesting point is the arbitrariness of language, this means that phonological words have no relation to the object or action, although under a certain point of view, there is the exception of onomatopoeias, which try to imitate, for example the sounds of animals, although these change according to the language.
Traced by User:Stannered, original by David Vignoni
Referencias / References:
ASHA. (s.f.). ¿Qué es el Lenguaje? ¿Qué es el Habla?. Recuperado de https://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/Que-es-el-Lenguaje/
ConceptoDefinición. (s.f.). Definición de Semiótica. Recuperado de https://conceptodefinicion.de/semiotica/
Lents, N.H. (2015). "Koko, Washoe, and Kanzi: Three Apes with Human Vocabulary". En The Human Evolution Blog. Reecuperado de https://thehumanevolutionblog.com/2015/07/28/koko-washoe-and-kanzi-three-apes-with-human-vocabulary/
How to cite this article:
Nocetti, F.A. (2019). "The language". In NabbuBlog. Retrieved from http://nabbublog.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-language.html