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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
LANGUAGE in CULTURAL CONTEXT
an introduction
According to Webster...
We'll consider all 4 of those definitions this semester.
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According to the linguist Ferdinand de Saussure, language can be analyzed as a formal system of elements or signs.
Saussure's model
SIGNIFIER
The 'shape' of a word, how it sounds
SIGNIFIED
The concept or object that appears in our mind
REFERENT
The "actual object" in the world
Webster's not quite as helpful here...
Wikipedia is more helpful...
Consider your shell...
What can language and cultural context tell us about your shell?
In Webster's cultural context we find...
All over the world shells have been money...
tools...
Symbols...
Dye source
Adornment...
Art...
Ancient Greek cultural context gives us
the Golden Ratio...
In mathematical modeling
a shell is...
According to Western biology, a shell is...
In the language of chemistry, a shell is mostly...
In pre-Columbian Mexico, shells were musical instruments...
Architectural features...
Symbols associated
with gods
So your shell,
like a word,
changes
depending on
the cultural context.
Understanding cultural changes in languages is what this class is all about.
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