PSYC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Pragmatics, Shyness, Noam Chomsky
16 Dec 2016
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Language & how it is related to communication. Onset of language signals the end of the sensorimotor period. Learning takes place when a child hears from parents and other scaffolders. Vygotsky"s inner speech = human beings learn to regulate their behaviour. & master cognitive challenges, through silently repeating info or talking to themselves. First day of preschool and a girl remind herself to be a. Language is a set of spoken sounds and written symbols with rules. It is also the major way by which we communicate. !passes complex ideas and information between people and generations. !tool for learning and conveying ideas and knowledge. (expression) Phonology: the sound units of language, e. g. b-a-t and f-i-sh. Semantics: meaning, e. g. words with different meanings in language. Morphology smallest units of meaning, e. g. -ed and s endings. Skinner"s nurture-oriented perspective = individuals learn through reinforcement for producing speci c words. (operant conditioning & observation) Chinese and english words differ from environmental reinforcers.
