Psychology 2040A/B Lecture 8: Psych (2) week 8 & 9

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Alexander Meyer

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Language involves mastering all of these aspects and combining them into a communication system. Usually, they are mastered in the following order: Phonology: rules governing the structure and sequence of speech sounds e(cid:454)(cid:895) i(cid:374) e(cid:374)glish, (cid:449)e do(cid:374)"t put lk(cid:454) togethe(cid:396) Semantics: vocabulary, the way underlying concepts are expressed in words and word combinations ex) 4-legged animal that is grey with a trunk the vocabulary word (symbol) for it is elephant. Grammar: consists of several parts: morphology grammatical use of markers (word parts) indicating number, tense, case, person, gender, active/passive, and other meanings. ** changing the meaning of words by adding prefixes or suffixes. Syntax the rules by which words are arranged into sentences ex) subject, verb, noun. Pragmatics: the rules for engaging in appropriate and effective communication ex) take turns speaking, stay on same topic as communication partner etc. It is etched into the structure of the human brain (nature).