LINGUIS 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Language Disorder, Content Word, Aphasia
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Grammar in terms of linguists refers to the mental representation of a speaker"s competence. Evidence for modularity: different parts of the brain are responsible for different modules. The role of language in a society is a marker for relations with other people. Historical: how has language developed and changed forensic: the science of it identification, description, classification, generalizations. Brocas area: responsible for grammar and speech production. Broca"s aphasia: language disorder where patient has difficulty with grammar (function words). Wernicke"s aphasia: language disorder where patient has difficulty with word meanings and retrieving words (content word). Sounds like listening to someone speak another language. The critical period is the time between early childhood and puberty during which a child can acquire language. It can be used for any language since it is a standard. Broad transcription: want to be general, broad diacritics in the ipa. ~: nasalization: put over a vowel that comes before a nasal.
