PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Pragmatics, Palatine Uvula, Cunt

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Caroline F Pukall

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Thursday, november 26, 2015. Is a method for communicating information including ideas, thoughts, and emotions. Different organisms use different language signals. Both sender and receiver must understand information that"s going on. Refers to how well a form of communication allows you to understand ideas and concepts symbolically. Semanticityis the study of language. Larger vocab is necissarry to properly express yourself effectively and powerfully. Generativityis the idea that we don"t need a word for everything - combine select amount of words. Language must have this property to be concidered this. Can use same words in a sentence but in a different order can mean completely different things. Music supports the lyrics while convey the more complex problem. Humans are not the only ones who can use sign language. Psycholinguistics is the study of verbal behaviour and cognition. Phonologyare rules that govern the sounds (phonemes) of language. Phonemes are units of sound that distinguish one word from another.