PSYC2010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Cerebral Cortex, Frontal Lobe, Universal Grammar
6 Apr 2016
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Phonology: the component of language consisting of the rules governing the structure and sequence of speech sounds. Semantics: the component of language that involves vocabulary the way underlying concepts are expressed in words and word combinations. Grammar: the component of language concerned with syntax, the rules by which words are arranged into sentences, and morphology, the use of grammatical markers indicating number, tense, case, person, gender, active or passive voice, and other meanings. Syntax: the rules by which words are arranged into sentences. Morphology: the use of grammatical markers indicating number, tense, case, person, gender, active or passive voice, and other meanings. Pragmatics: the component of language consisting of the rules for engaging in appropriate and effective communication. Language acquisition device (lad): in chomsky"s theory, an innate system containing a universal grammar, or set of rules common to all languages, that permits children, once they have a sufficient vocabulary, to understand and speak in a rule-oriented fashion.
