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28 Cards in this Set
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Semantics
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the meaning if individual words (lexical semantics) or the meanings that are expressed when words are joined together (relational semantics)
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Communication
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any exchange of meaning, whether intended or unintended
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Language
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a STANDARDIZED set of symbols and the conventions for combining those symbols into words, phrases and texts for the purpose of communication thoughts and feelings
-content, form, and use |
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Phoneme
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a speech sound that can change meaning
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Allophone
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a variant of a phoneme that does not change meaning
-how the same letter can make different sounds "Light" vs "duLL" |
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Syllable
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a basic unit of speech production that must contain a vowel
-"gigafibber" |
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Prosody
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changes in pitch, stress, intensity, and duration of sounds during connected speech
-high = question -low = statement -the CONtrast is startling vs -the red and blue flowers conTRAST with each other. |
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Language Form
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refers to the structure of language including syntax, morphology, and phonology
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Phonology
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language rules that govern how sounds are combined to create words
-form |
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Morphology
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the part of grammar that concerns the study or morphemes (the smallest units of meaning)
-"bird" -"birdS" |
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Syntax
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conventions related to the way words are ordered to create sentences
-English - "blue ball" -French - "balon bleu" |
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Language Content
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refers to the meaning of language (semantics)
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Lexicon
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a mental DICTIONARY of words
-meanings -bark dog vs bark tree |
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Language Use
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refers to the social aspects of a language, which are also called pragmatics
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Babbling
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prespeech vocalizations
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Pragmatics
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conventions related to the use of language in various speaking situations
-use -helps us decide what to say to whom, how to say it, and when to say it |
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Reduplicated Babbling
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babbled sequences in which the same syllable is repeated
-babababa |
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Variegated Babbling
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babbled sequences in which the syllable content varies
-bagabada |
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Voicing
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vibration of the vocal folds during the production of a phoneme
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Genre
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a literary style
(narration, description, persuasion, mystery, horror, fairy tale, etc) |
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Phonological Processes
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simplifications of adult-like productions of words
-psagetti = spaghetti |
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Idiom
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expressions in which words that normally designate one thing are used to designate another
-"reading between the lines" |
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Phonological Awareness
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knowledge of the sequence of sounds that make up words (soup starts with "s")
-"fan" and "man" rhyme -IMPORTANT in learning to read |
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Metaphor
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expressions in which words taht normally designate one thing are used to designate another
-"all the world is a stage" |
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Language Context
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the situation in whi8ch language is used, including the immediate environment of the speaker and listener and past experiences that each brings to the situation
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Attempt
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in an episode, information about the actions that the main character takes to achieve his/her goal
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Canonical Babbling
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around the age of 7 months, infants start to use their voice to make syllable-like strings
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Expressive Jargon
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Babbling in an adult-like intonation pattern.
sequences of syllables sound like statements or questions, but they contain few real words -used til around 2 yrs old |
