Thẻ ghi nhớ: silbo gomero the whistle language of the canary islands | Quizlet

Steep rocky slopes and deep, wooded ravines

(Phiên âm: /stiːp ˈrɒk.i sləʊps ænd diːp, ˈwʊd.ɪd rəˈviːnz/) - EN: Sharp, inclined surfaces made of rock and profound valleys covered with dense trees. VI: Những sườn đá dốc đứng và các khe núi sâu rậm rạp cây cối. Ví dụ: The island's unique landscape is dominated by steep rocky slopes and deep, wooded ravines.

Shed light on

(Phiên âm: /ˈʃed.ɪŋ laɪt ɒn/) - EN: Revealing information or making something clearer to understand. VI: Làm sáng tỏ, giúp hiểu rõ hơn về một vấn đề. Ví dụ: Recent neurological studies are shedding light on how our brain adapts to alternative communication forms.

Language-processing abilities

(Phiên âm: /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ ˈprəʊ.ses.ɪŋ əˈbɪl.ə.tiz/) - EN: The cognitive skills used to understand, interpret, and produce language. VI: Khả năng xử lý ngôn ngữ (của bộ não). Ví dụ: Scientists are testing the language-processing abilities of individuals who can whistle complex sentences.

Interpret (sth as sth)

(Phiên âm: /ɪnˈtɜː.prɪt/) - EN: To explain or understand the meaning of something in a particular way. VI: Diễn giải / hiểu cái gì thành cái gì. Ví dụ: The brain has a remarkable flexibility to interpret sounds as language.

Scope of signals

(Phiên âm: /skəʊp ɒv ˈsɪɡ.nəlz/) - EN: The entire range or extent of signs/sounds that can be recognized. VI: Phạm vi/quy mô của các tín hiệu. Ví dụ: We are only beginning to discover the wide scope of signals that the human mind can decode.

Associate professor

(Phiên âm: /əˈsəʊ.si.eɪt prəˈfes.ər/) - EN: A teacher at a college or university who is below the rank of a full professor. VI: Phó giáo sư. Ví dụ: David Corina is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Washington.

Whistle's pitch

(Phiên âm: /ˈwɪs.əlz pɪtʃ/) - EN: The degree of highness or lowness of a whistled sound tone. VI: Cao độ của tiếng huýt sáo. Ví dụ: By placing a finger in the mouth, the speaker can easily increase the whistle's pitch.

Cupped

(Phiên âm: /hæv ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ tuː ɡræb ˈɒn.tuː/) - EN: Curved into the shape of a cup (usually referring to hands) to direct sound. VI: Khum lại (bàn tay) thành hình chiếc chén. Ví dụ: She cupped her hands around her mouth to shout across the busy street.

Ambiguity

(Phiên âm: /ˌæm.bɪˈɡjuː.ə.ti/) - EN: The state of having more than one possible meaning, causing confusion. VI: Sự mơ hồ, nhập nhằng, không rõ ràng. Ví dụ: To avoid ambiguity, the whistlers heavily rely on repeating their sentences.

Shepherds

(Phiên âm: /ˈSHepərd/) - EN: People whose job is to take care of sheep. VI: Những người chăn cừu. Ví dụ: Traditionally, Silbo was used mainly by shepherds working in isolated mountains.

Isolated mountain folk

(Phiên âm: /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪ.tɪd ˈmaʊn.tɪn fəʊk/) - EN: People living in remote mountainous areas, cut off from large communities. VI: Những người dân miền núi sống biệt lập. Ví dụ: The isolated mountain folk developed a unique way to talk over long distances.

Novel means of

(Phiên âm: /ˈnɒv.əl miːnz ɒv/) - EN: A new, original, or unusual method of doing something. VI: Phương thức mới lạ / độc đáo để làm gì. Ví dụ: Huýt sáo là một novel means of staying in touch when you don't have mobile phone signals.

Neuroimaging equipment

(Phiên âm: /ˌnjʊə.rəʊˈɪm.ɪ.dʒɪŋ ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/) - EN: Technological tools used to scan and image the structure or activity of the brain. VI: Thiết bị chẩn đoán hình ảnh thần kinh (máy chụp não bộ). Ví dụ: The university invested in advanced neuroimaging equipment to study language development.

Left temporal lobe of the brain

(Phiên âm: /left ˈtem.pər.əl ləʊb ɒv ðə breɪn/) - EN: The region of the brain located on the left side, highly involved in speech comprehension. VI: Thùy thái dương trái của não bộ. Ví dụ: Processing spoken speech typically activates the left temporal lobe of the brain.

Left-hemisphere language regions

(Phiên âm: /left ˈhem.ɪ.sfɪər ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ ˈriː.dʒənz/) - EN: The specific areas on the left half of the brain dedicated to communication tasks. VI: Các vùng ngôn ngữ ở bán cầu não trái. Ví dụ: Studies prove that left-hemisphere language regions adapt to any communicative signal.

The modality of signal

(Phiên âm: /ðə məʊˈdæl.ə.ti ɒv ˈsɪɡ.nə l/) - EN: The specific form or method through which a signal is transmitted (sound, sight, etc.). VI: Phương thức / hình thức mang tín hiệu. Ví dụ: The human brain processes language effectively, completely independent of the modality of signal.

Have nothing to grab onto

(Phiên âm: /hæv ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ tuː ɡræb ˈɒn.tuː/) - EN: Had no familiar reference, clue, or baseline to understand the situation. VI: Không có điểm tựa / cơ sở nào để bám vào (để hiểu). Ví dụ: Since they didn't speak Silbo, their brains had nothing to grab onto during the test.

Indigenous

(Phiên âm: /ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.nəs/) - EN: Native to a particular region or environment; originating there. VI: Bản địa, bản xứ. Ví dụ: The indigenous people of the island had used whistles long before the 15th century.

Threatened with extinction

(Phiên âm: /ˈθret.ənd wɪð ɪkˈstɪŋk.ʃən/) - EN: In serious danger of completely disappearing or dying out. VI: Bị đe dọa tuyệt chủng / biến mất hoàn toàn. Ví dụ: Many ancient minority languages around the globe are currently threatened with extinction.

Dwindling numbers of

(Phiên âm: /ˈdwɪn.dlɪŋ ˈnʌm.bəz ɒv/) - EN: A steadily decreasing or shrinking amount of something. VI: Số lượng ngày càng sụt giảm/hao mòn của cái gì. Ví dụ: Due to the dwindling numbers of fluent speakers, the language is now being taught in local schools.