PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Communication, Working Memory, Kanzi
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Errors: overextensions things it should not. Word is used too liberally-specific word apply to. General word but child restricts to specific cases. Telegraphic-basic sentences: demands, questions, possession, statements. Preschool complex speech: full sentences, some grammatical flaws. Overregularization: english past tense (ex. runned) and plurases (ex. gooses) 12-20 months: one word at a time. Growing appreciation of ambiguities, playing with words. Problems: doesn"t explain creativity in utterances or errors in speech, ex. Biologically and physiologically equipped for speech and. 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. Primate studies: speech not possible. But, didn"t understand the grammatical words: ex. Put the snake on vs. in the box. Vocabulary yes then can acquire quite a number of words. Propositional thought they have mental representations (for objects and events: mental representation: can picture objects.
