Communication Sciences and Disorders 4411A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Behaviorism, Phonological Awareness, Universal Grammar

• School: Western University
• Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Course: Communication Sciences and Disorders 4411A/B
• Professor: Janis Cardy

Document Summary

Form: 1) phonology, study of sound system of languages. 2: units of sound in a language that convey meaning, e. g. , /p/ and /b/ are different phonemes (e. g. , pat versus bat) Rules for combining phonemes into syllables and words: sample phonological rules of english. Plural -s added to word-final voiced consonant = /z/ - beds. Plural -s added to word-final voiceless consonant = /s/ - hat, hit. /dm/ cannot appear at the beginning of words. /dm/ can appear in the middle of words: 2) syntax, study of rules governing sentence structure. Rules for ordering and combining words into sentences he is swinging vs is swinging he. Sentences consist of hierarchical structures: sample syntactic rules of english. *bobby ate candy cindy bought it for him: 3) morphology, study of internal structure of words, how meaning is represented by the use of words, affixes, tense and plurality. Form: morpheme types, 1) free morpheme. Can function independently quick, build, structure.