PSY315H5 Lecture : PSY 315.docx
Document Summary
We do not make sound gaps between the words. One idea: prosodic bootstrapping hypothesis there is something else in the speech stream that will help you to zoom in on what the right values are. The idea that this type of speech will help children understand what you are trying to communicate to them better. Exaggerated pitch changes: this styke of speech may not be found in all cultures. Infant/young children not addressed whatsoever: even if it were universal: many boundaries between linguistic units are not delineated by infant-directed speech. In english, stress patter in disyllabic nouns tents to be strong-weak (baby, adult, language, knowlegde, english, pattern) Reliability between the young speaker and a older speaker, a new label can be extended to other people. Children"s default assumptions reflect their social and pragmatic intelligence. They children have a social understanding which seems to be driving the language acquisition.
