MUSI 1000 Lecture 8: Chapter 8 - Language
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19th century focus on the mind (introspection) Behaviourist focus on overt responses: arguments regarding incomplete picture of human functioning. Empirical study of cognition (1956 conference): miller memory, chomsky new model of language, simon and newell problem solving. = consists of symbols that convey meaning, plus rules for combining those symbols, that can be used to generate an infinite variety of messages. Symbolic spoken words and written combinations of letters to represent things. Generative limited number of symbols can be combined in a nearly. Phonemes = smallest speech units: 100 possible, english about 40. Morphemes = smallest unit of meaning: root words, prefixes, suffixes. Semantics = meanings of words and word combinations. Syntax = a system of rules for arranging words into sentences, different rules for every language. Sentences: the strangers talked to the players. Morphemes: the ~ strange ~ er ~ s . Phonemes: streynj r z .
