MARKET 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Phonological Development, Speech Perception, Universal Grammar
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Sounds are combined to form words, words are combined to form sentences, sentences to form stories, conversations and other kinds of narratives. Generativity idea that through the use of finite set of words and morphemes in humans" vocabulary, we can put together an infinite number of sentences and express an infinite number of ideas. Phonemes elementary units of meaningful sound used to produce languages. A change in phoneme changes the meaning of a word. Morphemes smallest units of meaning in a language, composed of one or more phonemes. Syntax rules in language that specify how words from different categories can be combined. Learning a language involves phonological, semantic, syntactic and pragmatic development, as well as metalinguistic knowledge. Phonological development first step in language learning, characterized by the acquisition of knowledge about the sound system of a language. Semantic development second component of language acquisition, characterized by learning about expressing meaning.
