PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Communication, Pragmatics, Metalinguistic Awareness
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Infant/child has to select out the sounds relevant to language from other vocal sounds in the speech stream. 12-20 months: one word at a time. Overextensions- word is used too liberally- specific word apply to things it should not, daddy= man. Underextensions- general word but child restricts to specific cases, drink= juice only. Basic understanding of practical information regarding language. Problems- does(cid:374)"t e(cid:454)plai(cid:374) (cid:272)reati(cid:448)it(cid:455) i(cid:374) uttera(cid:374)(cid:272)es or errors i(cid:374) spee(cid:272)h. Children are genetically programmed at birth to learn language. Sensitive period: most proficient at learning a language between 2 and puberty. Account of grammar and its development is limited. Adults can learn, and do so effectively. Language is learned/ used in a social context. Many animals communicate with each other using vocalizations, signals, or sequences of behaviour. (cid:862)put the s(cid:374)ake on (cid:448)s. in the (cid:271)o(cid:454) Vocabulary- yes can acquire quite a number of words. The vocabulary a person uses affects how he or she thinks about a topic.
