Study of language_week1

Study of Language week 1
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This lesson contains 23 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Study of Language week 1

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Have you always wanted to know...
  • whether animals can talk?
  • whether it is true than women talk more than men?
  • why some words in different languages appear to be so similar?
  • why the Chinese write with other “letters” than we do?
  • what the differences are between a language, a dialect and an accent?
  • how deaf people communicate?
  • where words come from?
  • why teenagers do not want adults to sound like them?
  • why tomorrow never comes?
  • how you can analyse the structure of a word?
  • whether it is true that the Eskimos have so many words for snow….?

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General aims & test
  • The student has insight into general linguistics, sociolinguistics and historical insights based on the theories of applied linguistics.
  • The student knows the substance-related linguistic terminology and can recognize and apply his/her knowledge on examples from the target language.
  • The student understands the importance of linguistic knowledge and sees the link between linguistic knowledge and the teaching of the target language.

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Planning

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The Origin of Language  (chapter 1) 
Learning aims:
  • You know a number of theories on the origin of language and you understand the ideas behind these theories. 



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Why are there so many theories about the origins of speech?
A
Because we don't know anything about the origins of writing either
B
Because there is no evidence of how humans started to develop the capability of speaking
C
Because there are so many different languages
D
Because speaking is the most difficult skill

Slide 6 - Quiz

divine source
natural sounds
social interaction
physical adaptation
tool making source
genetic source

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social interaction source:
yo-he-ho theory
the physical adaptation  
source
the genetic source
The natural sound  
source: 
the pooh-pooh theory
the natural sound source:
the bow-wow theory
the tool-making source
The divine source

Slide 8 - Drag question

Some people find it hard to believe that onomatopeic words would be the source of language. Why?
A
because abstract concepts have no sound
B
because not all animals make sounds
C
because not all emotions are expressed with interjections
D
because the sounds animals make are different in different languages

Slide 9 - Quiz

The physical adaptation source claims that the human body has features that favour the use of speech. Which one(s) particularly?
A
teeth and lips
B
mouth and tongue
C
larynx and pharynx
D
all of these

Slide 10 - Quiz

Check!
Learning aims:
  • You know a number of theories on the origin of language and you understand the ideas behind these theories. 

Can you name the different theories?
Can you explain the ideas behind each theory?



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Word Formation (chapter 5)
Learning aims:
  • You know the main processes involved in the introduction of new words into a language.
  • You can link these processes to examples.

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borrowing/
loan translation
clipping/
hypocorism
back-formation
compounding/
blending
conversion
coinage/
eponyms
acronmyms
derivation

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Derivation: add a prefix
and/or a suffix
to the word FRIEND

Slide 14 - Mind map

In this example Shakespeare uses which process on the word "glove":
A scaly gauntlet ... / Must glove this hand
A
conversion
B
back-formation
C
clipping
D
loan-translation

Slide 15 - Quiz

Which of these English words was NOT borrowed from Dutch?
A
mannequin
B
boss
C
frolic
D
origin

Slide 16 - Quiz

The verb "to milkshake (milkshaking)" emerged in 2019. Which 2 processes formed this word?
A
compounding + derivation
B
compounding + conversion
C
backformation + conversion
D
backformation + derivation

Slide 17 - Quiz

eponym
coinage
acronyms
teddy bear
NASA
asperine
scuba
band-aid
sadistic

Slide 18 - Drag question

clipping
hypocorism
backformation
to donate
hanky
ad
Hey Danny, can you bring your esky to the barbie? My rellies are coming over.
fridge
destruct

Slide 19 - Drag question

borrowing
Loan-Translation
Compounding
Blending
conversion
derivation
homeless
butter
infotainment
yoghurt
perros calientes
suitcase

Slide 20 - Drag question

Check!
Learning aims:
  • can you name the main processes involved in the introduction of new words into a language?
  • can you link these processes to examples?

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Follow-up
  • study! chapter 1 & 5. Test yourself continuously, space it out and repeat, repeat, repeat.
  • Prepare for next week's lesson by studying chapter 6 & 9
  • read the information on #OO

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