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Psycholinguistics Lecture 9 Origins We will consider language origins from three layers The origin of language itself within the species biological basis The origin of a language how do languages evolve and change over time. Informative Paper . An informative essay is a piece of writing that is written to educate the reader on a certain topic. . An informative paper only give factual information. To do this you need to be able to research and find reliable information! . Jordan Zlatev. Lecture 9. Controversies and hypotheses. 1. Controversies. What is language (again!)?. When language evolved?. How it evolved. ?. Why it evolved. ? . (Lecture 10). Can language evolution be divided in “stages”? Which? . Langston Hughes’ “The Weary Blues” Langston Hughes has a very unique and powerful way with words. His poetry evokes such strong emotions that it is quite difficult not to fall i Inspired by the blues and jazz he heard in Harlem nightclubs, Hughes tried to write poetry with the distinctive rhythms of these type soft music. As we read his poems, try to detect the different rhythms that Hughes creates through his arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line.. . By: Langston Hughes. The Poem. I dream of the drums. And . remember . Nights without stars in Africa..  . Remember, remember, remember!.  . I dream of the drums. And remember . Slave ships, billowing sails, . Langston Hughes. About Langston. Probably the foremost poet among African Americans. . Sought not only to “sing” of Black America in his poems, but also do so in its everyday language. . Incorporated African-American musical traditions like jazz, blues, and spirituals, into literature. . American Playwright 1902-1967. Thinking Questions:. What things in history happened in Langston Hughes’ lifetime?. How could those things affect his writing?. Biographical Information:. African American. Jordan Zlatev. Lecture 5. Body and brain for language. 1. Projects. Spell out your main question(s). Make sure that it is relevant to language origins!. Define your main terms: “language”, “gesture”, “cognition”, “adaptation”, “culture” – at least provisionally. Pgs. 471-484. Conservation. For many years, hunters had been killing birds on Pelican Island for their colorful plumage. Many people feared that the entire bird population would be wiped out. After many unsuccessful attempts to stop the hunting there, a group of people brought their concerns and frustrations to President Roosevelt’s attention. He asked, “Is there any law preventing me from declaring Pelican Island a Federal Bird Reservation?” When he was informed there was not-as the land was owned by the government-he responded, “Very well, then I so declare it.” His conservation efforts for birds did not stop there. In his two terms of office he created fifty-one Federal Bird Reservations. . Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Public Sector North America.  . Bud Langston leads . SalesForce. Public Sector government strategy and Business Development Group. . He . is responsible for major strategic accounts within Federal/DOD, State & Local, provincial governments and Aerospace & Defense. . Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Public Sector North America.  . Bud Langston leads . SalesForce. Public Sector government strategy and Business Development Group. . He . is responsible for major strategic accounts within Federal/DOD, State & Local, provincial governments and Aerospace & Defense. . Lecture 5. Body and brain for language. 1. Projects. Spell out your main question(s). Make sure that it is relevant to language origins!. Define your main terms: “language”, “gesture”, “cognition”, “adaptation”, “culture” – at least provisionally. Origins of the Cold War – . #8 Kennan’s Long Telegram & Containment. Developed by a young diplomat and State Department Soviet specialist, George F. Kennan. The Long . Telegram (1946) . was widely circulated within U.S. bureaucracy. Constant exchange of information is integral to our societies. Jean-Louis Dessalles explores how this came into being. He develops a view of language as an instrument for conversation rather than mental representation and thought. Presenting language evolution as a natural history ofconversation, the author sheds light on the emergence of communication in the hominine congregations, as well as on the human nature.