PSYC 2510 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Vise, Denotation, Conjunction Fallacy
18 Jan 2018
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Language rules that combine symbols with meaning that can be used to generate an infinite variety of messages: symbolic, semantic (have meaning, generative limited symbols can generate infinite messages. Structure: phonemes basic sound units, morphemes smallest units of meaning, ex. Prefixes, roots a suffixes: semantics understanding meaning of words + word combos, denotation vs connotation, syntax rules on word placement. Animal language development: sign language taught to chimp washoe, doubt on understanding language rules, sue savage- u(cid:373)(cid:271)augh(cid:859)s + ka(cid:374)zi, some animals are capable of mastering language rules, humans > animals. Theories of language acquisition: b. f. skinner + other behaviorists, kids learn through iro. Imitation: reinforcement, other aspects of learning and experience, noam chomsky + other nativist theorists, neurologically prewired to quickly acquire rules of language, language acquisition device an innate mechanism that facilitates the learning of a language. Learning languages is an evolutionary skill; natural selection.
