EDFD167 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Systemic Functional Linguistics, Language Acquisition Device, Collective Intentionality
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A sign and a symbol is whatever you want it to mean. Language us a live thing, we develop it on a daily basis. The signi cance of the symbols, that we can relate to and make meaning of. Each culture has di erent cultural symbols of signi cance. Recognised words, interpreting words, looking for meaning (the child) Children make sense of the world around them through their use and recognition of symbols and their meaning of these symbols. Intersubjectivity and shared intentionality (and collective intentionality) Language acquisition support system (lass); prelinguistic and linguistic communication. Higher psychological functions (higher order cognitive skills) Dialogic crew of language and social positioning. If a child imitates the sound similar to the word, it will be met with a positive reinforce. A child may also point to a teddy bear and an adult might say: oh, you want to play with winnie the pooh" (which is part of the pre-linguistic symbol acquisition)
