Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Noam Chomsky, Syntactic Ambiguity, Transformational Grammar

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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Syntax: arranging elements in a meaningful way, proper structure -> importance of grammar, syntax can lead to multiple meanings -> humour (formal thinking, ex. Jusczyk (cid:523)1(cid:891)(cid:890)5(cid:524): sucking rates for (cid:498)pa(cid:499) vs. (cid:498)ba(cid:499) )nfants favour sound of (cid:498)motherese(cid:499) (cid:523)high pitch, exaggerated tone(cid:524: respond to parents" words, first word babies pick up on: (cid:498)no(cid:499, undergeneralize no categorical representation. 4-5 years: telegraphic speech with proper syntax, start searching for rules of generalization, mistakes in tense (ex. Runned: overgeneralize until formal schooling, nature vs. nurture, language won"t develop on its own need interaction in sensitive period, wild children raised by animals -> won"t develop, no models (deaf kids with hearing parents) -> yes. Heuristic processing: thought= directed thinking thought & language are closely related (cid:523)inner speech(cid:524, concept= collections of related elements , propositions= relationships between concepts, organization of thought, hierarchial structure, goal-directed, schema-driven, ex.