Cours : Human language and mind: Thinking and speaking, Section : WEEK 2: HOW HUMANS INVENT LANGUAGE March 1

DL 1

Accueil

Section outline

Topic: Testing the features of "language design"
Animal communication and chimps' language learning

Teaching dogs and chimps: The environment

Communicative intent and joint attention
Vocal learning
Language structure
Gesturing, babbling, speaking, writing and signing

Inventing and learning language: Coding and conventionalizing

Homesign, language sign and vocal language

Assignments: Sedivy, ch. 2

Web activities 2.1-2.5

Recommended: articles by Chomsky, Evans, Premack
- Select activity 2.3 Signs, homesigns and gestures
  
  2.3 Signs, homesigns and gestures Fichier
- Select activity 2.4 Language change and adaptation
  
  2.4 Language change and adaptation Fichier
- Select activity J. Sedivy, ch. 2, pp. 31-44, part II
  
  J. Sedivy, ch. 2, pp. 31-44, part II Fichier
- Select activity Sedivy ch. 2, web activities https://learninglink.oup.com/access/sedivy-2e-student-resources#tag_chapter-02
  
  Sedivy ch. 2, web activities https://learninglink.oup.com/access/sedivy-2e-student-resources#tag_chapter-02 URL
- Select activity Birth of a language documentary (Nicaragua sign language)
  
  Birth of a language documentary (Nicaragua sign language) URL
- Select activity The day we learned to think, summary article
  
  The day we learned to think, summary article Fichier
- Select activity David Premack 2004, Is language the key to human intelligence?
  
  David Premack 2004, Is language the key to human intelligence? Fichier
- Select activity D. Premack on language and intelligence, summary
  
  D. Premack on language and intelligence, summary Fichier
- Select activity TED Talk How language transformed humanity, by Mark Pagel
  
  TED Talk How language transformed humanity, by Mark Pagel URL
- Select activity Vyvyan Evans Language is not an instinct
  
  Vyvyan Evans Language is not an instinct Fichier
- Select activity Chomsky: Why only us?, summary
  
  Chomsky: Why only us?, summary Fichier
- Select activity A whistling language used in Turkey
  
  A whistling language used in Turkey URL
- Select activity Dolphins' whistles
  
  Dolphins' whistles URL
- Select activity Cl 2.1 HL and animal comm
  
  Cl 2.1 HL and animal comm Fichier
- Select activity Cl 2.2 Language structure
  
  Cl 2.2 Language structure Fichier