PS275 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Language Acquisition Device, Temporal Lobe, Oneword
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Chapter 11 language: a small number of individually meaningless symbols (sounds, letters, gestures) that can be combined according to agreed-on rules to produce an infinite number of mes- sages. Communication: the process by which one organism transmits info to and influences another. Vocables: unique patterns of sound that a prelinguistic infant uses to represent objects, ac- tions, or events. 5 components of language: phonology the sound system of a language and the rules for coming these sounds to produce meaningful units of speech. Phonemes: the basic units of sound that are used in a spoken language. 1. morphology the rules governing the formation of meaningful words from sounds semantics the expressed meaning of words and sentences. Principles that underlie the effective and appropriate use of language in social contexts. Sociolinguistic knowledge: culturally specific rules specifying how language should be structured and used in particular social contexts.
