UCLA Anthro 4 Midterm 2018
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1. Saussure: langue: the code we use
2. Saussure: parole: how we use language
3. Saussure: theory of the sign: - some words have meanings in and of themselves
- some words have meaning only when placed by other words
4. Saussure: diachronic studies: an observational study over a period of time
about language use
5. Saussure: synchronic studies: a questionnaire about our dialect/learning a
language today
6. Chomsky: universal grammar: the system of rules that allows you to understand
other languages than your own
7. Chomsky: competence: speaker's knowledge of the set of rules that govern a
language
8. Chomsky: performance: everyday use of the language
9. language subfield: phonetics: the study and classification of speech sounds
10. language subfield: phonology: the system of relationships among the speech
sounds that constitute the fundamental components of a language.
11. language subfield: syntax: the study of how sentences are formed
12. language ideologies: "The attitudes opinions, beliefs, or theories we all have
about language"
13. semiotics: the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation
14. endangered languages: will cease to be learned by children in the next century
if present conditions persist
15. Hill: dominant discourses: 1. universal ownership
2. hyperbolic valorization
3. enumeration
16. Hill: potential repercussions: 1. Idea of theft and intellectual property
2. Treating languages as these things that only experts can enjoy, takes away the
possibilities of other relationships to them
3. Creates socio-political competition, lack of trust, and miscommunication between
different communities
17. Moore: memorialization: indigenous language literacy is a tool for remember-
ing beauty of languages
18. Moore: regenerativity: indigenous language literacy is a tool for creating new
speakers of indigenous languages
19. Errington: human rights rhetoric: we ignore different ideas about human
rights
20. method: elicitation: using no english, try to elicit words and phrases by acting
out, signaling, or mimicking
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_4ua09l
1. Saussure: langue: the code we use
2. Saussure: parole: how we use language
3. Saussure: theory of the sign: - some words have meanings in and of themselves
- some words have meaning only when placed by other words
4. Saussure: diachronic studies: an observational study over a period of time
about language use
5. Saussure: synchronic studies: a questionnaire about our dialect/learning a
language today
6. Chomsky: universal grammar: the system of rules that allows you to understand
other languages than your own
7. Chomsky: competence: speaker's knowledge of the set of rules that govern a
language
8. Chomsky: performance: everyday use of the language
9. language subfield: phonetics: the study and classification of speech sounds
10. language subfield: phonology: the system of relationships among the speech
sounds that constitute the fundamental components of a language.
11. language subfield: syntax: the study of how sentences are formed
12. language ideologies: "The attitudes opinions, beliefs, or theories we all have
about language"
13. semiotics: the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation
14. endangered languages: will cease to be learned by children in the next century
if present conditions persist
15. Hill: dominant discourses: 1. universal ownership
2. hyperbolic valorization
3. enumeration
16. Hill: potential repercussions: 1. Idea of theft and intellectual property
2. Treating languages as these things that only experts can enjoy, takes away the
possibilities of other relationships to them
3. Creates socio-political competition, lack of trust, and miscommunication between
different communities
17. Moore: memorialization: indigenous language literacy is a tool for remember-
ing beauty of languages
18. Moore: regenerativity: indigenous language literacy is a tool for creating new
speakers of indigenous languages
19. Errington: human rights rhetoric: we ignore different ideas about human
rights
20. method: elicitation: using no english, try to elicit words and phrases by acting
out, signaling, or mimicking
1/4
