PSY 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter Quiz: Language Acquisition Device, Nonverbal Communication, Phoneme
3 Oct 2014
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Pragmatics: language can be spoken, signed, or written. False: humans make new sentences each time they speak. Approximately 50: languages with more phonemes are capable of producing more complex ideas than languages with fewer phonemes. She informed him that adverbs follow the verbs they modify in sentence order. Pragmatics: pragmatics refers to the practical use of language. False: one aspect of pragmatics is our use of body language such as facial movements and gestures that may affect the meaning of the words we speak. Period during which the brain is receptive to language learning. Period during which children are proficient in their first language. Period during which children must receive stimulation to learn language. Period during which the brain forms neural connections for language learning. The language comprehension skills of chimpanzees are equivalent to that of humans. The language production skills of chimpanzees are equivalent to that of humans.
