LINA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Jean Berko Gleason, 18 Months, Critical Period Hypothesis
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Discriminate language (linguistic input) from other noises. Combine sounds to form words, and words to form sentences. Data on child language acquisition is collected in two ways: naturalistic observations involve observation and recording of the child"s spontaneous speech: two ways of naturalistic observation: diary studies involve the researcher or parents recording the children"s linguistic. Development everyday: accurate natural spontaneous data, doesn"t necessarily apply to all children; could be a case study. When children are born, they"ve a perceptual system that picks up speech: difference between human voices and other sounds. At two days they"ve a preference for their parents language distinguish mother"s voice from other women. Babbling is the stage at which children practice controlling their vocal apparatus at about six to seven months cross-linguistically, children show similarities in early bobbing regardless of language deaf children show early babbling manually by using their hands. Frequent consonants: [ p b m t d n k gm s h, w, j ]
