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Do we need to know a definition of a word, in order to understand its meaning?
Do words have meanings or do we give them meanings?
Young people no longer use language properly?
Elucidate on the use of abbreviations and slang in the technologically advanced generation.
oignon = onion= onion
How does emotion influence the way we perceive words that we don't know the meaning of?
context is crucial for perception; if you take words of of context, meanings can be misconstrued.
Image Theory- EinsteinTheParrot
Call and Response: natural conversation is when both people understand
Familiarity with the sound of words triggered Einstein
Subtle gestures utilized
Parrots are associated with general repetition, however the video seemed to contradict this phenomenon as the parrot almost seemed to be having a conversation with his owner.
Advantages of speaking more than one language.
Brain elasticity- widens one's horizons, more adaptable
"To have a second language is to have a second soul"
Different personalities emerge from speaking different languages.
Cultural surrounding has an impact on how you act in different situations
harder to distinguish or label one as stronger than the other if we grow up speaking both simultaneously
How languages evolve:
A language family can comprise of may languages and sub-branches
language scattered though the babble of migration
so many dialects. So many different branches.
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