https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/kaleb118/activity/ Activity feed for Kaleb Thomas. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 14a3b03ba3f5c4ddfde3f1beb867e435 https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=769 Tue, 14 May 2024 17:59:54 -0400 Blog Post #4When talking with family from older generations, it’s pretty clear that language has shifted over time. Back in their day, accents were […]

]]> 7d7e1859e0c99c25b7e9da907ab227a9 https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=614 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 20:14:40 -0400 Blog Post #3Proposition: There is a black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Truth value: True. Truth conditions: This […]

]]> cfbc776c432f6c4d92e656fadb0a6fa8 https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2024/03/26/discussion-5/#comment-180 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:49:18 -0400 I also found this interesting. When we think of some words, we may think of defining traits of it differently. An example would be the word “dog” as we may all think of a different breed in the mental image we […]

]]> 2cc59b672d5ebb6e9b8d87f4dbeb07af https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2024/03/26/discussion-5/#comment-179 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:44:03 -0400 I was surprised to learn about the difference between sense and reference. Sense is what the word means, like a dictionary definition. However reference is what the word points to, in the grand scheme of […]

]]> b3a938ab5942c4d918096a1f8bcb2015 https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=458 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:18:15 -0500 Blog Post #2An example of a word borrowed from French into English is “rendezvous.” In French, it is pronounced [ʁɑ̃.de.vu]. However, in En […]

]]> 7e96042ba6c4c8d684daba625e742db6 https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2024/02/20/discussion-4-the-sounds-of-language/#comment-152 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 02:35:24 -0500 When my younger brother was first beginning to speak, when he would say my name which is pronounced Kay-lub he would pronounce it Kay-wub. This would affect other words using the [l] sound as he would not be able […]

]]> 6c90df8102c45d053cc83eaddbc9bdeb https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=311 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:23:43 -0500 My Friend and IWhen I was in elementary school I wrote on an essay or assignment that “Me and my friend went to the mall” and was told it is not the […]

]]> c8fa4830088d6142665966bed6464a77 https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2024/02/13/discussion-3-descriptivism-and-prescriptivism/#comment-128 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:05:38 -0500 Descriptivism focuses more on how language would be used by speakers in a particular community or context. Unlike prescriptivism, which dictates how language “should” be used based on rules or standards, […]

]]> 78e4b7529e19d6d9dcdcaa4fb658c14f https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=220 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:37:30 -0500 February 13Test Blog

]]> 592ced7654541101dc458e69174675c3 https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2024/02/06/discussion-2-what-is-language/#comment-95 Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:08:36 -0500 Language is distinct from all other forms of communication because it is the defining trait of what makes us as humans different in our communication. We are the only species that can talk and display exactly what […]

]]> 81970550d8812dccad3524b137f8c384 https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=118 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 01:03:26 -0500 Kaleb thomastest blog

]]> 703f7b13d68719d97a9355b6efd27509 https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2024/01/27/discussion-1/#comment-65 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:57:32 -0500 What I hope to learn throughout this course is to better understand and interpret readings and the concept of language in general

]]> c7e2a6d958ce4b14f8dd9e39c9ce5e8e https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/973932/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:51:20 -0500