PSYC 105 Study Guide - Final Guide: Vocal Folds, Lexical Decision Task, Speech Perception
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Language: system of communication using arbitrary sounds or symbols to express feelings, thoughts, ideas, and experiences: universal: all cultures have a language; driven to communicate, hierarchical organization. E(cid:454): (cid:862)d(cid:863) o(cid:396) (cid:862)g(cid:863) sou(cid:374)d i(cid:374) (cid:862)dog(cid:863) Change order of words to make syntax different, but meaning the same: ex: dog chased the cat vs. cat is chased by the dog. Ex: sarcasm, prosody (poetic rhythm of speech) spoken language: phonology: produce different sounds by changing oral cavity in mouth and changing air flow. Voicing: whether vocal fold vibrates (z, d, b, v) or not (s, t, p, f) Manner of production: whether air is fully stopped (b, p, d, t) or not (z, s, v, f) Place of articulation: where in the mouth the air is restricted. Closing lips (b, p) top teeth against bottom lip (v, f) tongue behind upper teeth (d, t, z, s: complex speech perception and speech segmentation. Phonological ambiguity: many words have no clear boundaries.
