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LING 100 Tutorial Week 5 LING 100
Language and Culture: Part 1
The first 4 questions (1. Indigenous Languages in Canada, 2. Data, 3. Language and Culture Myths, 4. Colour Perception) are required to be completed and submitted online before Friday October 6
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at 9am. If there is still time, the rest of the tutorial will give you a chance to ask questions and possibly talk to your TA about the Final Group Project.
Tutorial Exercises: Required Questions
1.
Indigenous Languages in Canada
In the textbook, choose any section in Ch. 9 that was not required. In other words, you cannot do this question on 9.3 or 9.9 but any other is fine. You’re encouraged to watch the videos rather than read the transcript in this case. Once you have watched the video, you should identify one instance of the people in the video demonstrating a connection between language and culture. Then explain why you think it is a good example.
2.
Data
We talked about linguistic data in class and how in many ways it is being taken out of context
and dissociated from the humans that use the language. Think about data collected from humans or other animals in any other subject area that you know. a.
Briefly explain an instance where you think in that field or subject area the data is also being dissociated from the humans or other animals that provided it. b.
Provide one reason why you think it is done or is useful in that field
c.
Provide once reason why you think this is a problematic thing to do.
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October 2023
LING 100 Tutorial Week 5 3.
Language and Culture Myths
In the lecture, the myth that the Inuit “have 50+ words for snow” was discussed. Can you think of a similar myth that exists about a language that you know? How would you try to convince someone who believes the myth that it is not true?
4.
Colour Vocabulary Colour terms vary from one language to another. Take a look at the colour swatches below and think about whether the languages you speak have colour names for each swatch. Are there some swatches that you would group together? Do you think this means that your colour perception is different from someone whose language has a larger or smaller number of colour terms? 2
October 2023
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