DEGREE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE WITH EMPHASIS IN ENGLISH

INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTCS

STUDENT

DIAZ VIDAL MAROLYN JULISSA

CC: 1.123.318.428

TEACHER

CRISTIAN FELIPE CANON

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OPEN AND DISTANCE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY UNAD

PUERTO ASIS PUTUMAYO
14/FEBRERO/2020
Activities to Develop

1. Watch the video “Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain” By

Steven Pinker found in the Course Contents, UNIT 1, in the Knowledge
Environment.

2. Once you have understood and internalized the contents, answer the following
five questions:

2.1. When people wants to define Language, it is common that they easily confuse it
with other concepts such as grammar, written language or thought; in the video,
Professor Pinker talks about it, please, explain in your words, how or why Language
is not exactly those other things.

language is often confused with other concepts since language is the way we communicate
towards humanity, it is what makes us differentiate towards other species. language is also
a form of expression of our feelings that speaks of our personality, we also use language to
dialogue, write, learn and teach

2.2. In a very concise form and according to the video, say what language is.

In the video the psychology teacher speaks in English in a clear and quick way for the
student's understanding.

2.3. According to the video, please explain what concept is developed with the famous
Noan Chomsky’s phrase “Colorless green ideas sleep furiously”.

Noan Chasmsky's phrase "colorless green ideas sleep furiously speaks about discipline and
about the variety of concepts that exist towards language by developing expressions to
determine a topic.

languages have syntax unrelated to meaning colorless green ideas sleep furiously, syntax
doesnot consist of linear associations
In conclusión the sentence has no meaning.
2.4. What is the basic explanation for the fact that a person speaks a foreign language
with a specific accent?

In those made in the field of foreign languages in particular, it is always possible to

recognize the differences between individuals, the way they learn and the environments in
which they find themselves. The author of this reflection uses these realities to remember
the indispensable role of teachers, as well as that played by the biological factors of learners
in the teaching-learning process.

2.5. Despite computational linguistics have had great advances, what have been some
typical linguistic difficulties to computers process human language?
The linguistic difficulties of computers on language is the mechanism and expression of
human flexibilities.

3. Create three more questions and give their respective answers also based on the
video.
The information has to be based on the video, if you want to go in
depth in your answers you must include references.

why do we study linguistics?

 Translation
 Origin of language
 Communication
 Human mind
What are the roles of the video?
 Grammar
 Syntax
 Morphology
 Phonology
what is the language
 language is one of the fundamental issues in the human sciences.