Good Morning Leaders!!! GROUP 4 ▪ ERAGA JOY, C. ▪ LASALITA SHYNIE BABES, O. ▪ MILLONDAGA KRISTINE, P. Otto Jesperson’s Language Origin Hypotheses Semiotics or Sign Language objectives At the end of these weeks, the pre-teachers (PTS) should be able to a. trace the possibility of language origin in a cultural (anthropological) perspective; b. recognize sign language as language of cultural significance to people with special needs; c. and identify the different theories of anthropological linguistics and relate them to society and language through a case presentation. How do you feel today? You may be feeling… Decode the icon CAMERA Decode the icon MESSAGE Decode the icon RECYCLE Decode the icon FACEBOOK Otto Jesperson’s Language Origin Hypotheses KRISTINE His full name is “Jens Otto Harry Jesperson” Born on July 16, 1860 at Randers, Denmark Died April 30,1943 Roskilde, Denmark at the age of 82 years old A Danish Linguist and a Foremost authority of English Grammar. KRISTINE He helped to revolutionize language teaching in Europe, he contributed greatly to the advancements of phonetics, linguistic theory, and the history of English, and originated on international language Navial (q.v). However, in the 19th century, philosophers and linguist proposed a number of hypotheses to explain the origin of language, which are noteworthy for their names even if none of them have vanquished their competitions in the battles of scientific credibility. KRISTINE The Danish Linguist Otto Jesperson classified theories of language origin into five group KRISTINE Bow- Bow Theory ▪Language began as imitations of natural sounds – moo, choochoo,crash,clang,buzz,bang,meow. KRISTINE ▪This is more technically referred to as onomatopoeia or echoism. Pooh- Pooh Theory ▪Language began with interjections,instinctive emotive cries such as OH! For surprise and OUCH! for pain. KRISTINE Ding-Dong Theory ▪ This theory maintains that speech arose in response to the essential qualities of objects in the environment,. KRISTINE ▪ The original sounds people made were supposedly in harmony with the world around them.. La-La Theory ▪ La-la theory is the name of one of the speculative theories about the origins of language,This theory claims that speech originated in song, play, laughter, and other aspects of romantic side of life. ▪ It also argues some of our first words were long and musical rather than shorts grunts some theories suppose we started with.. KRISTINE Sing-Song Theory ▪ Jesperson suggested that language comes out of play, laughter,cooing,courtship, emotional mutterings and the like. ▪ He even suggests that, contrary to other theories, perhaps some of our first words were actually long and musical, rather than the short grunts many assume we started with. KRISTINE Semiotics or Sign Language JOY Semiotics or Sign Language Semiotics is the theory and study of signs and symbols, especially as elements of language or other systems of communication. Linguistics and cultural semiotics investigates sign systems and the modes of representation that human use to convey feelings, thoughts, ideas, and ideologies. JOY SEMIOTICS ▪ Semiotics is derived from the Greek word “semeiotikos” , which means an observant of signs. ▪ Semiotics is the study of signs and symbols. It is how signs and symbols are used to communicate and develop interpretations. ▪ Semiotics tries to know how the meaning of a text, a behavior or an object builds itself. It tries to describe the organization of the meaning. JOY SIGNS AND SYMBOLS Signs Signs is a symbol which is understood to refer to something other than itself. JOY Symbols Symbol is an object that represents, stands for or suggest an idea or visual images Practice of Semiotics and History A semiotician is a person studies or practices semiotics, deals with symbols. These may be in a form of image, pattern and motion and convey meaning. JOY Semiotics was founded by a Swiss linguist, Ferdinand de Saussure and refers to this as “ the life of signs within society”. JOY It is also a key into the evolution of human conciousness. English philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) tied the advancement of intelligence in three steps. John Locke (1632-1704) SHYNIE 01 02 The ability to communicate these things to another. Understanding the nature of things Understanding what to do to achieve whatever you wish to achieve. SHYNIE 03 ❑ He said that signs work only if there is an intelligence capable of learning from experience. ❑ Pierce’s conception of semiotics was triadic; sign, meaning, and interpreting. Charles Sanders Pierce (1839-1914) SHYNIE Sign Language Sign language makes use of the hands, facial expression and other gestures usually used by deaf of the hearingimpaired individuals. However , sign language may also be very helpful for individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities especially those with communication problems like autism and apraxia of speech. SHYNIE What is going on around us are full with signs and symbols. The sign is usually as important for us to know as the sign itself in order to interpret its meaning. Semiotics is the key tool to ensure that intended meanings (of for instance a piece of communication or a new product) are unambiguously understood by the person on the receiving end. SHYNIE thank You