LINGUIST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Vocal Folds, Auditory System, Vocal Tract

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Linguistics
• Course: LINGUIST 1A03
• Professor: Catherine Anderson

Document Summary

Empirical = observe data to find evidence for our theories. Descriptive approach des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)e how people use it (cid:271)ut don"t prescribe how it should be. The articulatory system lungs, larynx, vocal folds, shape of tongue, teeth, lips, nose. The auditory system: ears are sensitive to frequencies that are most common in human speech. The neural system: no other species has a brain as complex and connected as human brain. Huge region of the brain responsible for creating/understanding speech. Cognitive sciences how language knowledge is organized in the language regions of the brain. Mental grammar: shared system that allows speakers of a language understand. All speakers of every language have a mental grammar. Phonetics: the physical properties of speech sounds and how humans produce them. Phonology: how the sounds of a language are organized in the mind. Morphology: strategies that languages use to form words.