LING 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Nicaraguan Sign Language, Sign Language, Heart Rate
12 Apr 2017
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Give visual stimuli, see where their eyes go. Typically structured in syllables (babbling happens in sign language too) Learn what contrasts are important in their language. Learn to make the sounds of their language. When they start producing words: they appear to start with a bunch of restrictions. Research: interested in whether there are things that show up across language. Important in making meaningful distinctions between sounds of a language (phonology) As early as 3 weeks, become sensitive to voice onset time. Reduction: my fist my fis or my fi . [s] + stop delete [s] stop + liquid delete liquid fricative + liquid delete liquid nasal + voiceless stop delete nasal. Replace sounds with ones that are more forward in the mouth. 1 to 1 - around 50 words. Whole object principle: if the child hears a word in conjunction with an object, the child will assume the word refers to the whole rabbit.
