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Language and meaningLecture 4.1
University of Alberta
ALES 204
Nancy Bray
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Housekeeping
Assignment marking process
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ALES 204 Checklist
☑Assignment #1 - Done!
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Define communication and understand a model of communicationDescribe the role that culture, hierarchy, perception, language, non-verbal behaviour, and generation play in communication
Informative Persuasive
Rhetorical Purpose
InterpersonalSmall GroupsPublicMass Communication
Context
Oral Written Visual Online
Channel
Analyze a communicative situationPlan an approach
Identify strengths and weakness of your approach
Course Map
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YouAnother person
Culture
Perception
Hierarchy
Language
Non-verbal
Generation
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Lecture Outline
1.What is language?
2.How does language influence communication?
3.Video and discussion
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1. What is language?
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What is language?
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Triangle of meaning
Word
Thought
Thing
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Example: Process of Writing
Word
Thought
Thing
“angry wet cat”
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Example: Process of Reading
Word
Thought
Thing
“angry wet cat”
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2. How does language affect communication?
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Word barriers
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Bypassing
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Types of meaning
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Influences on meaning
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Time
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PlaceAd from England
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Experience
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
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3. Video and discussion
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http://www.ted.com/talks/mark_pagel_how_language_transformed_humanity.html
Mark PagelHow language transformed humanity
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Debate
1.Support or disagree with Pagel’s idea that there should only be one language.
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Why this image?Can you figure out what this image has to do with communication?
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The Bible
“God went down and confounded their speech, so that they could not understand each another, and scattered them over the face of the earth...“ (Genesis 11:7–8)
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Greek mythology
“Formerly Zeus himself had ruled over men, but Hermes created a confusion of human speech, which spoiled Zeus' pleasure in this Rule"
(Kerenyi, 1980)
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Two important themes
1.Communication = fundamental to human existence.
2.Paradox: we believe perfect communication is possible, but we cannot attain it.
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Photo Credits
language by nofrills barrier by Sudhamshu bypass by Scott McLeod rose by THE Holy Hand Grenade! dictionary by TexasT's clock by ToniVC Electrolux ad customs officer by CBP Photography colours by Wifihighfive