Today What is language? Design features Animal communication vs. human language What is language? Readings: 1.4‚ 14.1-14.2 LING 200 -- McGarrity 1 LING 200 -- McGarrity 2 Design features Charles Hockett (1960) 3 9 Design features Mode of Communication Semanticity Pragmatic function Interchangeability Cultural transmission Arbitrariness Discreteness Displacement Productivity LING 200 -- McGarrity Shared by all communication systems They characterize language‚ distinguish
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Cultural Pathways Through Universal Development This article examines the independent self vs. interdependent self theories of development. It also presents three theoretical approaches to culture and development: ecocultural; sociohistorical; and‚ cultural values. Main Ideas: * Culture is a socially interactive process of construction‚ comprising two main components: shared activity (cultural practices) and shared meaning (cultural interpretation). * The Cultural Values Approach
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Matthew Martinson Pitney Bowes Case Study 04/29/2013 Diversity and Change Management 1) Given Pitney Bowes grown and globalization strategies. The forces against maintaining an organizational culture that supports diversity as a business imperative would be the economy and the shift from a manufacturing to a service economy. The forces that would be for their strategies would be the great workplace benefits and the open communication that they have with their CEO‚ there are certain employees
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General Psychology Study Guide Exam # 1‚ Chapters 1‚ 2‚ 3 & 4 |1. |At which university was the very first psychology research laboratory established? | |2. |Psychology is formally defined as: | |3. |Which of the following was the first “school” of thought or approach in psychology?
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The History of Intel Processor The Intel processor went thru a rapid evolution beginning in the early seventies. Intel founders Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce invented the microprocessor in 1971. Microprocessors were created to handle large amounts of data at the microscopic level while microcontrollers were computers on chips made to control real time events. Intel shifted its focus to microprocessors in the early 1980s. Since then‚ it has maintained its image as maker of the world’s fastest chips
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Darryl Wong Dreams from my father Throughout my life I have had many experiences that affected me in ways unimaginable to an average teenager. However‚ none of these experiences has altered and shaped me to become the person I am today more than the time that I found out that my father had passed away. It was early in the morning when I heard my brother talking on the phone with my uncle. I quickly woke up and walked to the living room‚ and there I could see my mom and my brother mourning
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Lab #1 – Assessment Worksheet Lab Assessment Questions & Answers 1. Name at least five applications and tools pre-loaded on the TargetWindows01 server desktop‚ and identify whether that application starts as a service on the system or must be run manually. Windows Application Loaded Starts as Service Y/N 1. putty q Yes q No 2. wireshare q Yes q No 3. netwiness investigation q Yes q No 4. Nmap Zenmap GUI q Yes q No 5. Nessus Server Manager q Yes
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In 1928‚ Joseph Stalin became one of the world’s most contentious leaders. During the period that Stalin was in control of mother Russia‚ he transformed the Soviet Union into a modern super power. He used certain methods to change Russia. He did this by modernizing the Russian economy with his Five Year Plans. He also increased industrial and agricultural production with his policy of collectivization. He carried out purges or the harsh movements against his enemies to make sure he kept total control
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Getting More Sleep Image Gallery Getting More Sleep Image Gallery Dreams are a great escape from real life. See more sleep pictures. Nacivet/Getty Images LEARN MORE Interpreting Your Dreams Curiosity Project: 10 Things Your Nervous System Handles Automatically We’ve all been there -- dead asleep‚ caught up in the middle of a cinematic dream that feels so real you think you’ve actually experienced it‚ even after waking. Maybe it was a nightmare that left you in a cold sweat‚ heart pounding.
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Breogan Blanco-Rivas Comm. In action 1/23/13 Assignment 1 Strengths in Communication- I feel as I have many strengths in communication but the top two that come to the top of my head are fearlessness and multilingual. To expand on that‚ with fearlessness comes an outgoing personality and that helps me with communicating to everyone. I am able to talk to anyone that is willing to talk back and if you came and heard the conversation you would think that I knew the person for years when
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