The language readings were all very interesting. The video in class tried to explain the similarities in languages. It showed that most languages had words or spellings in common,eventhough the countries are not close together.
One of the readings explained the way we classify words. In english, a chair is associated with a piece of furnature. In African languages it would go with power, such as a throne.Animals are classified by their funtion and in english they are classified by age.Language is classified in the way we look at things.
Save your responses in a WORD doc, run it through spell check, 250-350 words approximately. Focus on YOUR thoughts and ideas that came to mind when you were reading, the possibilities are endless! Plus, be sure to always end your messages with your first name and last initial.
What is everyone writing about?
Are We Born Moral
(6)
Colombo
(12)
Demonic Males
(3)
dog's umvelt
(7)
Elephant Crackup
(6)
evolution
(10)
Freire
(12)
Gatto
(29)
Grr Sniff Arf
(4)
Hauser
(3)
Inside of a Dog
(5)
Le Guin
(13)
Plato
(5)
Professor Roger's Trial
(1)
Zimmer
(2)
Sunday, November 29, 2009
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