JLP315H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Phoneme, Childes, Bonobo
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An overview of the course of lang development (pg. Infants have communicative abilities that underlie language: ex. sensitivity to emotional tone of voices around them, turn-taking in conversation, eye contact. Infants are physiologically equipped to process fine distinctions in speech sounds: ex. By 6 months, babies begin to categorize the sounds of their own lang. Phonological development: learning sound and sound patterns: 1. 5 years = babbling, 2 years = babbling blends into early speech (ex. Baba" for bottle), toddlers = one word, easy to pronounce speech: child comprehends more than they can produce. Putting words together: morphology and syntax in the preschool years: 2 years = progressing into two-word combinations, cannot use language forms that indicate number, gender and tense, progress involves the appearance of articles, prepositions and inflections. Lang competence in social contexts: development of communicative competence: communicative competence: ability to use language appropriately in different situations, ex.
