PSYC 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Phonological Development, Pragmatics, Waking Life
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. 1 thing is used to stand for something eg. numbers, pictures, maps, language words are social conventions (arbitrary relationships agreed upon by social group) Ability to convey an in nite number of novel concepts. Language : language comprehension: understanding what others say (or certain aspects, language production: actual speaking (or normally producing) those aspects. Recognize their own name at 4. 5 months. When they hear mommy" or daddy" they look toward the correct person at 6 months. 12 to 14 months olds listen longer to sentences" with normal word order rather than scrambled oder. 13 to 15 months olds appreciate that word combinations" carry meaning beyond the individual words e. g. she is kissing keys (vs. ball) Cooing stage (begins 6-8 weeks) produce simple speech sounds (goo, aaahh) and vocal gymnastics (smacks, clicks, bubbles) Improved motor control of vocalizations imitate sounds of their partners , high pitched for mom and lower for dad. Will imitate speech sounds they hear from a tape.
