PSYC 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Gub, Function Word, 18 Months
21 Mar 2017
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Test yourself: what is true about infant-directed speech, infant-directed speech probably facilitates language acquisition, which is true about infant sound categorization, japanese newborns perceive sound categorically. Overview: first sounds, first words: the 1-word stage, word combination: the 2-word stage, nature vs. nurture. Consider whether children"s language production (what they say) is a good measure of what they really know (comprehension) ***comprehension precedes production**: less over-extension in comprehension than in production at 1-word stage, even 1-word speakers know something about word order, children know something about function words even before they can use them. Group 1: native asl users from birth (born to deaf parents) Group 2: early asl learners at school, younger than 12. Group 3: late asl learners after 12 years old: results: Basic word order: no group effect (100%) Summary: how do kids learn language, the role of the environment, need lots of exposure to learn a particular language, richness of environment makes a difference.
