PSYC 2230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Dan Slobin, Lev Vygotsky, Pragmatics
3 Jun 2016
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Phonology: sounds, patterns, and rules that are used to combine sounds. Syntax: rules that are used for combining words. 1 month-2 months: laughing and cooing, repetition of vowel sounds. 6 months-7 months: babbling-repetitive vowel/consonant combinations, delightful and easy for adults to imitate, gradually develops intonation of adult language, rising intonation requests a response. 9 months-10 months: babbling moves towards the sounds listened to with non- heard sounds dropping out; possible reflection of synaptic pruning; gestural language develops. Sign babbling, sound like hearing babies (5-7 months) Simple gestures such as pointing beginning at the same age as hearing babies (10 months) First referential signs (comparable to a hearing baby"s first word) Receptive language: the ability to understand the meaning of individual words. Babies begin to store words in memory at around 8 months of age. Babies at the age of 9-10 months can understand 20-30 words. Usually understand around 100 words by 13 months.
