Psychology 2135A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Phoneme, Vocal Folds, Pragmatics

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2135A/B
• Professor: Mark Holden

Document Summary

5 properties of language: symbolic sound like the represented object, structured or rule-governed. Symbols represent specific objects words, sounds and signs don"t look or. Certain combinations are allowed, others are not for example, adjectives usually come before nouns because they describe nouns. Once people know the symbols and rules they can communicate ideas and: coveys meaning thoughts, generative/ creative, permits displacement. Can be combined to generate an infinite number of messages. Can refer to objects or events that are not physically present. Universal all cultures have language and language develops similar across paragraphs cultures. Morphemes: most basic sounds of language, there are specific sets of phonemes for each language, changing a phoneme changes the meaning of the word, not all languages have the same phonemes english has 44 and hawaiian. For example, the meaning of the word cool can change over time.