PSYC-1105EL Lecture 8: Chapter 9
3 Jul 2015
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Combining written, spoken, or signed words to communicate meaning: structure of language. Stages of language development: perceptive speech, productive speech, active mastery. Babbling stage : random sounds uttered: da na ma gaa goo , deaf infants may babble with hands . Telegraphic speech/two-word stage : two word sentences using nouns & verb combos: want cookie. look doggy. How do we develop language: b. f. skinner: operant learning view. Develop language through association, imitation, & reinforcement: noam chomsky: linguist. Which sentence is grammatical: colorless green ideas sleep furiously, furiously sleep ideas green colorless. John is too stubborn to talk to bill. John is too stubborn to talk to: children understand the change in meaning and the rules governing those changes without explicit explanation. Chomsky"s view of language: noam chomsky: inborn universal grammar. Language is a product of nature & nurture. Language acquisition device (lad): brain function that allows us to naturally develop language.
