PSY 2105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Language Acquisition Device, Transformational Grammar, Surface Roughness
9 Apr 2020
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The property of language that permits humans to produce and comprehend an infinite number of statements. Innate/biological processes prepare infants to learn the rules of language. Infants do not always hear good models of language but still acquire it. Inner capacities and environment work together; social context is important. A theory of language development that stresses innate mechanisms separate from cognitive processes. The way words and phrases are arranged in spoken languages. The inborn knowledge humans possess about the properties of language. Brain mechanism for analyzing speech input; the mechanism that allows young children to quickly acquire the language to which they are exposed. A set of rules developed by the lad to translate a language"s surface structure to a deep structure that the child can innately understand. Infant-directed speech (motherese) simplified speech directed at very young children by adults and older children. The ability to detect differences in speech sound that correspond to differences in meaning.
