LANGUAGE AND CULTURE by Riza https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture Made with big dreams en-us 2021-07-08 14:02:45 UTC 2023-03-10 19:40:39 UTC hello@padlet.com TOPIC 1 : INTRO TO LANGUAGE AND CULTURE monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1641989517 1. What is language?
 - Find the definition. 
- How do we learn language?

2. What is culture?
1. Is it nature or nurture?
2. Can a person have only one culture?

]]> 2021-07-08 14:23:59 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1641989517 SCHEME OF WORK monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1649486640 2021-07-14 13:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1649486640 Culture Differences in Malaysia, Asia and the world: amiliaabdul https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1650609267 a) In Malaysia: Traditional arts and crafts (Wau kite is influenced by the Malay culture, Paper Lantern is influenced by the Chinese culture, and Flower Garland is influenced by the Indian culture)

b) In Asia: Religion and beliefs (Taoism is being practiced majorly in China, while Shintoism is being practised majorly in Japan)

c) In the world: Civilities and Mannerism (in England, most British people would use forks and spoons as cutleries to eat their meals. However, in India, most Indians would use their hands to eat their meals) ]]> 2021-07-15 04:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1650609267 Cultural Practices in Malaysia, Asia and the world ifahanna01 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1650619958 1) Malaysia
-Any meetings will start later than scheduled
-Greets with Arabic phrase "Assalamualaikum" when visiting outside of the house
-Bows slightly when walking past an elder

2)Asia
-Eating with hands
-Greetings upon meeting
-Taking off shoes in the house
-Sharing food (huge round table with a lot of dishes)
-Holding hands is common

3)World (differences between Western and Eastern culture)

West: Kids are taught to be independent, moving out from parents at 19 (average) or after graduating high school

East: Always refer to parents when making decisions (moreover on jobs, parents pressure kids to be doctor or lawyer) and arranged marriage]]> 2021-07-15 04:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1650619958 Cultural differences https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1650629116 (Aliya and Raflisha)

a) Malaysia

  1. Do not wear shoes at home
  2. Eat with bare hands
  3. Speak Manglish and own ethnic mother tongue
  4. Have the habit of mind people businesses, even their own neighbours and others on social media.
  5. Love to bargain, ask for discount or lower price when buying things
  6. Pointing with your right thumb and another four fingers is folded underneath
  7. Slightly bow and bend their body when walking past an elder
  8. Don’t ever dare to be rude to parents


b) Asia

  1. Do not wear shoes at home
  2. Eat with both bare hands and other utensils
  3. Speak using their own language or mix language
  4. Mind your head and feet (never touch anyone head, never point your feet at anyone)
  5. Love to bargain too
  6. Possibly not even dare to be rude to the parents


c) World

  1. Most probably wear shoes at home
  2. Eat using utensils only or rarely to use bare hands
  3. Speak with own language for example Americans speak English
  4. Leaving a cash tip
  5. Will buy things with the original price and rarely bargain for small things
  6. Public display of affection
  7. Don’t mind about talk to the parents in the same way they talk to their parents
]]> 2021-07-15 04:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1650629116 ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTION monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1656991227 2021-07-21 09:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1656991227 TOPIC 2 : THEORIES ON THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE. monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1657025332 2021-07-21 10:55:07 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1657025332 The Divine Theory ifahanna01 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1657903258 In most religions, it is believed that language is a God-given gift to human species. So, God punished them by separating their languages. People tried to discover the original divine language which was spoken by our most ancient ancestors. In Christianity, God gave Adam the kingdom of all animals in the Garden of Eden and the first thing Adam did was to name these animals. That is how language started according to religious sources. Today people speak many different languages rather than only one language because ancient humans became too proud and they tried to build the Tower of Babel in order to reach God. So, God punished them by separating their languages. People tried to discover the original divine language which was spoken by our most ancient ancestors. They assumed that if a child was brought up without hearing any language, the first word the child would utter would be in this divine language. The basic of this theory is, “If infants were allowed to grow up without hearing any language, then they would spontaneously begin using the original God-given language“.]]> 2021-07-22 03:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1657903258 Physiological Adaptation nurhanninah https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1657921801
- Depends on human physical appearances especially those that are distinct from other creatures.
-  It developed as a means of communication for human.
- Oral gestures involving mouth, tongue and lips that are similar to physical gestures and different from other creatures but similar to physical gestures.
-  Unlike human beings, no other species can use language because other animals have a for speaking. 
- Human mouth is small, which makes it easier to open and close for fast speech production. Human teeth are in upright position and are regular in size, which allows us to produce sounds such as, f and v. 
- Human mouth has a complicated muscle system, which allows us to produce various vowels. Our tongue can move backwards, forwards, up and down. 
- This allows us to produce various speech sounds. In fact without these speech organs, human beings could not have spoken.
- Human brain has gone through a number of changes, it became much bigger and specialized for language.

]]> 2021-07-22 04:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1657921801 Natural Sound Source rafleesha08 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1657927310 Early primitive words may have been imitations of natural sounds that the first humans heard and repeated to imitate the sounds of the world around them.

  1. Bow-Wow Theory
  • The first humans imitate animal sounds in order to refer to a certain animal.
  • When the earliest humans heard a bird make a tweeting sound, they may have replicated it to inform a friend, "Hey, a bird just flew by."
  • More technically referred to as onomatopoeia or echoism. Relatively words that are onomatopoeic vary from one language to another. (Example; a dog’s bark in Philippines can be heard as “AW AW” and “WANG WANG” in China.
  • Seems to assume that a language is only based on a set of words naming objects, does not adequately explain creation of words for soundless objects or explain in terms of grammar and syntax development.
  • Unfortunately, this idea only works to a limited amount since imitating the sound of a rock, a tree, or a cave is quite difficult.

   2. Natural Cries of Emotion

  • The idea that speech comes from the automatic vocal responses to pain, fear, surprise, or other emotions: a laugh, a shriek, a gasp. But plenty of animals make these kinds of sounds too, and they didn't end up with language.

  • Such sounds as “wa wa wa” or “ha ha ha,” commonly used to denoted crying or pain and happiness or laughter, respectively, would then develop into a more unique and case-specific series of sounds in association with other emotions and interactions.

    3.Yo-He-Ho Theory
  • Language evolved from rhythmic chants and vocalisms spoken by individuals engaged in community labor. Suggested that language developed to synchronize muscular effort by alternating sounds such as ‘heave’ with sounds such as ‘ho.’
  • The early humans may have established a set of different grunts or cries that were spoken in a certain rhythmic order to offer instructions to a group.
  • Those "work songs" would have to match the pace of the task to be done; for example, "yo-heave-ho" may have been used when a group of individuals attempted to lift something up.
  • Marching chants and working songs are examples of human cooperative efforts that gave rise to language.
]]> 2021-07-22 04:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1657927310 TOPIC 3 : COMPONENTS OF LANGUAGE monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1662916140 2021-07-28 07:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1662916140 COMPONENTS OF LANGUAGE monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1663648044 2021-07-29 02:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1663648044 TOPIC 4 : PHONOLOGY monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1663990542 2021-07-29 10:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1663990542 TUTORIAL monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1664551939 1. Which is greater in number? Number of languages in the world or number of speech sounds?
2. Why do languages sound so different from one another?
3. How does phonology affect communication? ]]> 2021-07-30 02:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1664551939 LANGUAGE CHANGE monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1669512150 2021-08-05 02:35:12 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1669512150 QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1669524075 1. What is language change?
2. How does language change occur?
3. In which areas of language can we see language change?
4. What is Pidgin?
5. What is Creole?]]> 2021-08-05 02:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1669524075 RUBRICS FOR INFOGRAPHIC POSTER monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1669592138 2021-08-05 03:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1669592138 PRESENTATION RUBRICS monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1669592890 2021-08-05 03:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1669592890 TOPIC 5 : LANGUAGE CHANGE monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1670568707 2021-08-06 01:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1670568707 PROJECT INSTRUCTION monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1670886521 2021-08-06 08:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1670886521 LANGUAGE ACQUISITION monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1675022096 2021-08-11 04:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1675022096 SOCIOLINGUISTICS monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1675031305 2021-08-11 05:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1675031305 TOPIC 6 : SOCIOLINGUISTICS monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1675659536 2021-08-11 15:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1675659536 ACCENT CHALLENGE monshz73 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1676277833 2021-08-12 02:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1676277833 Accent and Dialects (Raflisha and Aliya) rafleesha08 https://padlet.com/monshz73/culture/wish/1676369381
  • What are dialect and accent?

    • Accent: An accent is a person’s distinctive pronunciation.

    Dialect: A variety of English which is associated with a particular region and/or social class. 

    2. What are the similarities and differences between dialect and accent?
      
             Similarities: dialect and accent both are the smaller part of the language 

             Differences: 
    • Use the same word but pronounce it differently.
    •  Accent has to be distinguished from dialects, while dialects deal with vocabulary,      pronunciation, and grammar.

      3. Examples of dialects in Malaysia.

    Bahasa Malaysia, Kedahan, Kelantanese, Terengganuan, Pahang Malay, Negeri Sembilan Malay, Johor-Riau, Perak Malay



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