PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Vocal Folds, Noam Chomsky, Temporal Lobe
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Largely arbitrary of communication that combines symbols (words or gestures) in rule- based ways to create shared meaning. Language: communicates information, allows us to accomplish goals, enables us to express thoughts and feelings, facilitates relationship building. 4 levels of analysis that must coordinate in order for us to communicate effectively: phonemes, morphemes, syntax, extralinguistic information. Categories of sounds our vocal apparatus produces. Probably around 100 total, each language only uses a subset of them. 40-45 in english, range from 15-60 worldwide. Some language contain sounds that don"t occur in other languages. The smallest units of meaning in a language, create by stringing phonemes together. Convey information about semantics meaning derived from words and sentences. Can be full words ( dog ) or modifiers ( re- ) The set of rules of a language by which we construct complete sentences: eg. I ate tofu for dinner = correct: eg.