PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Language Acquisition Device, Lip Reading, Classical Conditioning
14 Dec 2015
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Whorf-sapir hypothesis language influence our thoughts and how we perceive the world: e. g. Piraha tribe and numbers supports theory: e. g. languages that does not distinguish between relatives but they still understand the differences does not support theory. Morpheme smallest unit of sound (or signs in sign language) that contain information. Phonemes smaller units of morpheme individual sounds: e. g. (table), (table)(cloth), (table)(s, e. g. Syntax rules of sentences aka grammar. Babbling drawn-out sounds of vowels and consonants, includes rhythm/inflection, combinations eventually become real words. Segmentation problem cannot separate individual words, unfamiliar language sounds fast: good early segmentation skills = larger vocab. Universal phoneme sensitivity ability of infants to discriminate between any sounds they"re tested on, including sounds from non-native languages. The head turn procedure to test this in infants. Social learning theory imitation and conditioning: without exposure to language, children cannot develop language skills.
