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16 Cards in this Set
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Universal Grammer
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Set of characteristics shared by all languages they are intrinsic to humanity negatives are examples of Universal Grammer
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Critical Period
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Period in which a child must be exposed to a language in order to aquire native fluency in a language.....need to aquire before 10-12
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Active constuction of a Grammar
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Children exposed to language they mentally develop rules... they can modify and correct mistaken rules....
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Connectionist Theory
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Children predict which forms are most likely to be correct based on statistical probablity and analogy.... based on anaolgy like how children think past tense of fring is frang like ring and rang
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Children directed Speech
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Used with young children .. English but slower with repition less pronouns very basic vocab
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Pidgin
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Simplified language developed in contact situations between two language that cant understand each other... assosiate with polynesian and soloman islands
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Creole
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Pidgin that is now being leanred as a native language. Example is Jamaican Creole
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Idiolect
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Language variety of an individual speaker .. its universal
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Dialect
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Variety shared by a group of speakers ... in same language they are mutually intelligible
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Speech Style
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Register.... way in which you speak in different settings
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Style shifting
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Switch between speech styles... depends on setting and formality
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Convert Presitge
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Attaged to non-standard dialects... ability to speak dialect makes you part of community
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Isogloss
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DRAW A MAP..... Line on mapindicates boundaries of an area where a particular linguistic feature is found
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Adstratal
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languages that are equal in prestige... influence each other mutually...
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3 features of Southern Accent
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Southern Vowel Shift........Saying coke instead of soda......au-> aeu.........Pin Pen Merger
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3 charicteristics
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1)emergence Childern always learn a language
2)Critical Period of language Learning 3)Language is learned on its own |
