FRHD 2040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Language Acquisition Device, Phonics, Phonemic Awareness

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2040
• Professor: Triciavan Rhijn

Document Summary

Definition a system of communication used by humans which is either produced orally or by sign and can be extended to its written form. Characteristics of language: rules-governed (i. e. order of words, arbitrary, changes over time new english words in 2015 awesomesauce, manspreading, brain fa(cid:396)t, (cid:449)i(cid:374)e o(cid:859)(cid:272)lo(cid:272)k, ha(cid:374)g(cid:396)(cid:455) et(cid:272). Infants: crying first form of communication cooing and babbling start (3-4 months, end of first year first words, often dozen words by 1st birthday. Toddlers: big expansion 50+ words by end of second year, holophrastic speech, simple sentences (1 or 2 words), expressive jargon. Preschool: new words almost daily, more complex sentences, refining understanding of rules of communication. Primary grades: learning nuances of linguistics humour, multiple meanings, intonation, progresses to mature speech around 8-10 years. Brewer advocates that learning of languages is developmental rather than an acquisition: part of internal cognitive structure, learning language is a primary goal of early childhood programs.