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18 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Language
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a system of communication that combines symbols in rule-based ways to create meaning
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Phonemes
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the sounds of the language
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Morphemes
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the smallest units of speech that are meaningful
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Syntax
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the grammatical rules that govern how we compose words into meaningful strings
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Extralinguistic information
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elements of communication that arent part of the content of language but are critical to interpreting its meaning
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Morphological markers
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grammatical elements that modify words by adding sounds to them that change their meaning
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Dialects
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variations on a language used by a group of people who cluster according to geographic closeness or ethnic background
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Onomatopoeia
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a word that resembles sounds
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Phonesthemes
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related words often have similar-sounding initial consonant
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Bilingual
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adept at speaking and comprehending two distinct languages
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Babbling
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any intentional vocalization that lacks specific meaning
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Comprehension precedes production
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children are learning to recognize and interpret words well before they can produce them
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Holophrases
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single-word phrases used early in language development to convey an entire thought
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Generative
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allowing an infinite number of unique sentences to be created by combining words in novel ways
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Nativist
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account of language acquistion that suggest children are born knowing how language works
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Language acquistion device
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hypothetical organ in the brain in which nativists believe knowledge of syntax resides
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Social pragmatics
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account of language acquisition that proposes children infer what words and sentences mean from context and social interactions
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General cognitive processing
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children's ability to learn language is a result of general skills that children apply across a variety of activities
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