How is Language Built? | Intro to Human Communication | Study Hall

[@BrianHutzellMusic]

01:42 Or you could even call bananas "chom-choms," but only Hank would know what you're talking about.

[@jmsl910]

you are a very good teacher! ty for posting

[@sararielle]

Why was morphology left off the pyramid?

[@studyhall]

Thanks for your question! Linguistics is a whole field on its own, and there are topics and complexity we couldn't get to. We could spend a whole course on linguistics (in fact Crash Course did! kzbin.info/aero/PL8dPuuaLjXtP5mp25nStsuDzk2blncJDW) For an intro communication course, we and our advisors at ASU had to decide what's essential for /communication/ students to know. We talk about some of the mechanics - like syntax and grammar - but left out morphology in part because it's quite technical (and even philosophical!).

[@KenzoFKC]

@1:26 - the ICON, a simple visual depiction of an apple, is ANOTHER way to communicate the WORD "apple!" There's even a famous company that uses an ICON to communicate the WORD "apple!" (thank you Scott McCloud!) I love you Cassandra!!!

[@user-ju9fv2om6o]

2:21 ”道可道非常道、 名可名非常名， 无名天地之始。 ” The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao , The name that can not be named is not the eternal name, nameless the beginning of heaven and earth.”