LIGN 148 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Management Of Dyslexia, Language Game, Metalinguistic Awareness
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Syllables: one of the oldest constructs in study of language, breakthrough in the study of language in 19th century, realization that organizations of features in a segment varied by type of segment. Sonority hierarchy: sonority hierarchy with respect to the relevant joints (brentari 1998, most sonorous to least sonorous, shoulder > elbow > wrist > base finger > non-base finger. Proximal vs distal: proximal, torso > shoulder > elbow, distal, wrist > base finger > non-base finger, development from proximal to distal in motor control (meier 2000) Perlmutter notation: p = position (consonant) m= movement (vowel, pmp: improve , mp: sick . Handshape change: during m (secondary movements, close to open, ask, send, hate, throw (has secondary hs, open to closed, take, beautiful, like learn, copy, and, old, catch, bite, wet/soft, lights-off (no primary movement, during p, understand. Types of secondary movement: finger wiggle, circling, open and closing of fingers.
