Chapters 1 & 2

Isaac Rivera

Chapter 1

1.     It is difficult to agree with the Psammetichus because what was later written after the theory the kids spoke. The children were just mimicking the It goat’s sound: Be.

2.     This theory was considered a natural sound, flying objects or noises around make sound and are mimicked.

3.     It is considered not to be a human speech sound because the sudden intake of breath which is different than speaking because when you speak you are exhaling.

4.     The pharynx is located above the voice box; it acts as a resonator for an increase in range and clarity of sound.

5.     Sign language is a language people can communicate with each other, their signing forms words for the brain to translate.

6.     I would associate this quote with the Genetic Source.

Chapter 2

1.     It’s allowing person-to-person communication about communicating. Or breaking down the language for it to be les complicated.

2.     Cultural transmission is language passed down from generation to another, an example of this is when a child is born it doesn’t know a language, so whatever language it interacts with: will be the language the child knows.

3.     Productivity is mostly described for humans because humans have a infinite amount of utter where as animals have a fixed reference because they have a finite amount of utters.

4.     It was interacting with humans and a chimp, and showed that some animals can become productivity.

5.     I don’t understand what is asked by the question?

6.     Kanzi was taught at a very early age.