PS102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Pragmatics, Risk-Seeking, Expected Utility Hypothesis
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The structure of language: phonemes, phonology, example: the sounds a letter makes. Basic units of sound are the smallest speech units in a language that can be distinguished perceptually: morphemes, morphology: are the smallest units of meaning in a language. Using language to communicate effectively: the idea that you can use your body to convey meaning without making sounds. Milestones in language development: overextensions, underextensions, fast mapping: one exposure. actions than it is meant to. objects or actions than it is meant to. critical words are omitted. where they do not apply. The prelinguistic period: the ability to discriminate speech from non-speech and to differentiate a variety of speech-like sounds is either innate or acquired in the first few days of life. Intonational cues are an important aspect of learning to understand speech: producing sounds: the infant"s prelinguistic vocalizations, cooing: sounds that are made just using vowels. If they want your attention, their intonations will influx.
