PS102 Lecture Notes - Classical Conditioning, Availability Heuristic, Functional Fixedness
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Symbolic: language is a set of symbols that represent the things we want to communicate. Semantic: symbols convey meaning, how words, phrases and syllables convey meaning. Generative: we can combine how parts of language come together to symbolize new meanings, we can combine symbols in an unlimited way to generate/create new meanings. The smallest unit of sound that has meaning, such as prefixes, suffixes, articles: phonemes. The tiniest unit of sound that can be distinguished. Practiced by parents, high pitched exaggerated way of speaking in order to convey the rhythm of language: vocalizations. Crying: recognition of all phonemes before one years old; ex. La, ra are recognized by japanese babies, but no adults. Optimal period for bilingualism (?) it is not a concrete principal, it is, however, easier to become bilingual when you are younger so the answer is yes because multilingualism is easier earlier. Acculturation the more integrated, the easier language acquisition. Positive attitude toward a second language communication.
