SPCH 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Linguistic Competence, Communicative Competence, Animal Communication
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August 22, 2016: prop 1: development of language is universal across cultures until learning syntax; language is a tool. Language adapts to situations that require its use: sapir-whorf hypothesis a. i. a. ii. a. iii. Based on experiences: 1940: eskimo tribes b. i. 7 different words for snow: first months, receptions a. i. Babble (echoing: 2 years old, developing vocab a. i. Phonology- sounds: prop 2: environment, relations, and needs that impact words we learn, single words, physical objects, objects that move d. Immediate objects: prop 3: linguistic competence is not enough to communicate effectively, prop 4: need to develop communicative competence , preschool grammar, syntax a. i. Reason: social interactions: atypical development, sensory, mental retardation, autism, school years: literacy, meta-linguistics a. i. Language about language: de-contextualized language b. i. b. ii. Not tied to here and now: prop 5: human and animal communication systems have substantive differences, criteria for language:
