short essay provides a concise and accessible description of how the term meaning can and should be used, how it relates to 'intentional communication', and what would constitute good evidence of meaning in animal communication, in the sense that is relevant for comparisons with human language.doi...
But onomatopoetic words aren’t created in a vacuum. They’re created using the existing sound system of a language. A sound system, also known as a “phonemic system,” is the collection of sounds and sound combinations that are used over and over again in a given language. (4) For ex...
In this thesis I undertake a poststructuralist study of human and animal relations in early modern English literature. I argue that the "type" of human we understand ourselves to be is directly related to the "type" of animal we encounter. Specifically, "bounded" and "essentialist" conceptions...
Language Contact, Inherited Similarity and Social Difference: The Story of Linguistic Interaction in the Maya Lowlands by Danny Law (review) Anthropological LinguisticsLanguage contact, inherited similarity and social difference: the story of linguistic interaction in the Maya lowlands. Amsterdam: John Benj...
We discuss the nature of each of the components, suggest how they may interact, and compare the three-component human system with the two-component system of other species. 展开 关键词: Animal Cognition Communication Context Language Linguistics ...
Firstly, we wish to find out whether these examples of Animal Metaphor are equally conceptualized in English and Spanish. Secondly, we investigate whether the two paired examples within each language are used in semantic derogation, understood as the use of a word to convey negative connotations ...
Sinceancienttimes,therelationshipbetweenanimalsandpeoplehasbeeninseparable,andanimalsareanimportantpartofthehumanlivingenvironment.Inthehistoricaldevelopmentofhumanbeings,itisoftenfoundthatsomequalitiesorcharacteristicsofanimalsareoftensimilartothoseofhumans.Therefore,peopleoftenusesomecharacteristicsofanimalstocomparehumanbehavi...
While traditionally the domain of philosophy and linguistics, this question, and others related to it, is critical for cognitive ... Scott-Phillips,C Thomas - 《Animal Cognition》 被引量: 51发表: 2015年 Meaning in animal and human communication PragmaticsWhat is meaning? While traditionally the ...
Cognitive linguistics tells us that our language is deeply embedded in our sensory and motor experiences. For instance, when we talk about “letting the cat out of the bag,” we’re not just making a random comparison. Historically, this phrase related to revealing secrets, comparable to the ...
This paper can help foreign language learner understand and learn language more easily, so that to help people do well in the cross-cultural communication smoothly and properly.[Key Words]Animal?Words; West; East; Cultural?Connotation?1. IntroductionLanguage is the tool that human beings can use...