PSY210H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Phonological Development, Universal Grammar, Vocal Folds
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Chapter 6 development of language and symbol use. Comprehension: with regard to language, understanding what others say (or sign or write) Production: with regard to language, speaking (or writing or signing) to others: the components of language. Generativity: refers to the idea that through the use of the finite set of words and morphemes in humans" vocabulary, we can put together an infinite number of sentences and express an infinite number of ideas. Phonemes: the elementary units of meaningful sound used to produce languages phonological development: the acquisition of knowledge about the sound system of a language. Morphemes: the smallest units of meaning in a language, composed of one or more phonemes (e. g. the word dog, for example, contains one morpheme. Language is a species-specific behavior: only humans acquire language in the normal course of development. Language is species-universal: language learning is achieved by typically developing infants across the globe.
