Psychology 2135A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Aphasia, Eleanor Rosch, Language Production

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2135A/B
• Professor: John Paul Minda

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Surface structure: words, word order, written letters, etc. Different surface structures give rise to the same deep structure (cid:498)this class is boring(cid:499) (cid:498)this is a boring class(cid:499) (cid:498)visiting professors can be boring(cid:499) The same surface structure gives rise to the different deep structures: have context around it to solve this problem. Word order is not enough to go from surface to deep structure: phrase structure, a mental model. Sentences have a hierarchical structure: sentences are made of phrases, phrases are made of words. Each phrase has its own word order &meaning. Phrasing can change meaning: susan saw a man eating shark, the phrase with (cid:498)man(cid:499) determines the meaning, restaurant or aquarium. Regular &irregular verbs: wash, washed, sink, sank. When guests come, i hide the dirty dishes by putting them in boxes or an empty sink. Bob and margaret were early so i quickly boxed the dishes and (sinked/sank) the glasses. People prefer regular verbs: sinked, washed, boxed.