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12 Cards in this Set
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Psycholinguistics
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Study of how sounds and symbols are translated to meaning as shown in behavior
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Phonemes
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Individual sounds that are basic structural elements, such as "k, sh"
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Morphemes
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Smallest unit of meaning, such as "I, a, re"
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Syntax
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Grammar, a set of rules that govern how words can be combined to form meanings, thought to be uniquely human
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Semantics
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Meaning of language, has been debated
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Language Acquisition Device (Nature)
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Innate ability that makes it possible for children to learn any language anywhere; pre-programmed to recognize and learn language
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1) Productivity and creativity of language
2) Ability of hearer to interpret infinite number of utterances, even novel ones 3) A child learning has innate ability to acquire lexicon, universal grammar |
Chomsky States the Grammar accounts for:
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Skinner
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Children learn language through inforcement
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Bandura
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Children learn language through imitation
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Jean Berko Gleason and Richard Ely
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Mother talks to child differently than husband; social interactions provide children important information about functions of language
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1) First words uttered around 1
2) First sentence 2nd birthday, then learn 2000 words a year 4-5) Basic grammatical rules |
Developmental Facts
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Wernicke's Area: hearing comprehension
Broca;s Area: speech production ability Left hemisphere: dominant for language in most people |
Brain Areas for Language
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