PSY BEH 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hearing Loss, Jargon, Phonics
23 Jan 2014
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Language development: what is language, how language develops, biological and environmental influences (most is textbook only) Form of communication, whether spoken, written, or signed, based on system of symbols. Infinite generativity ability to produce an endless number of meaningful sentences using a finite set of words and rules. Language"s rule systems: phonology: sound system of language; how the sounds are used and combined. Phoneme is the smallest unit of sound. E. g. , 3 phonemes in height : 1) h 2) ei 3) t : morphology: rules for combining morphemes, the smallest units of meaning. Examples: ball: one morpheme, ball, walked: two morphemes, walk (to take steps) and ed (indicates past tense, syntax: the ways words are arranged to form acceptable phrases and sentences. I is going to see the show tonight . The girl carries the cat vs. the cat carries the girl .
