LING 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Preposition And Postposition, Jean Berko Gleason, Tacit Knowledge
8 Feb 2018
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Jean berko gleason: use nonsense words, kids will not be confused because they have never heard the word before. If they know the rule, they should be able to apply them. If they are just memorizing or imitating, they should not be able to apply. In english we can derive verbs from nouns: microwave --> to microwave, children learn this rule and apply it creatively, you have to scale it (you have to weigh it, he"s keying the door (unlocking the door) I broomed it up (i swept it up: basic milestones, newborns, sensitive to contrasts that adult speakers are not sensitive to (phonological before syntactic development, children can learn any language depending on where they grow up (adopted child) Infant"s knowledge tested through high amplitude sucking technique: children are excited when they hear new things, child is placed in a comfortable place, sucking on blind nipple.
