In class, we talked and read about language, language is a system of vocal signs through which humans communicate. We read about Duality of patterning;of phonemes (the smallest contrastive unit in the sound system of a language), and morphemes (the smallest meaningful unit in language).
Also, we said that humans have many ways to communicate, they can communicate speaking or doing gestures (body language); but body language is not necessarily language, but it is still a way of communication. Another thing we have seen, is the way that children communicate in their development.
Finally, in the last class, we started to prepare a debate of: "Humans are born with an ability to create language" vs "Language is a learned construct like the rules governing a sport".
This week, I learned new things, like the duality of patterning, the phoneme and morphemes. Also, I like that class is always a conversation between the teacher and students, since all can comment on the subject under discussion.
Juan Pablo Cortes
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