Psychology 2040A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Literal And Figurative Language, Mutual Exclusivity, Expressive Aphasia

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Matthew Brown

Document Summary

Phonology: fundamental sound units and combinations of units in each language. An important task for the child is to absorb the sounds and combinations of sounds that are within her native language and detect which of these sounds form words. Semantics: meanings of words or combinations of words. Child learns that some words describe actions (eat), some describe relationships (under), others describe objects (cookie) Mapping combinations of sounds to their referents is a central element of language acquisition. Grammar: rules pertaining to the structure of language. Syntax: grammatical rules that dictate how words can be combined. Morphology: rules for combining the smallest meaningful units of language to form words i. e. girl has one morpheme, girls has two morphemes. Pragmatics: rules for using language effectively within a social context. Broca"s area: portion of the cerebral cortex that controls expressive language. Located in the left frontal region near the motor cortex.