EXP 3104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Subcategorization, Joint Attention, Mutual Exclusivity

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Experimental Psychology
• Course: EXP 3104
• Professor: D E P3053

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Components of language: phonology=sounds, semantics=meaning of words, grammar=syntax rule, pragmatics=how languages is used. Speech perception: attention to infant-dire(cid:272)ted spee(cid:272)h (cid:894)(cid:862)(cid:373)otherese(cid:863)(cid:895) (cid:862)(cid:272)ooi(cid:374)g(cid:863). Lo(cid:374)g (cid:448)o(cid:449)el like sou(cid:374)d 2-4m (cid:862)(cid:271)a(cid:271)(cid:271)li(cid:374)g(cid:863) repeated (cid:272)o(cid:374)so(cid:374)a(cid:374)t-vowel sound 6-10m: gestures (e. g. , pointing) start 8m (pointing 11m) Sematic development: word meaning/vocabulary: recognition of familiar words (e. g, own name, comprehension language. 8m reference to familiar words (mommy/daddy: e(cid:454)pressi(cid:448)e la(cid:374)guage . (cid:863)produ(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e (cid:448)o(cid:272)a(cid:271)ular(cid:863) Common errors when learning words: overextension, underextension. Sematic development: how do children learn so fast, problem of reference- determini(cid:374)g speaker(cid:859)s i(cid:374)te(cid:374)ded (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g. Social and cognitive cues help identify intended referent: understanding adults intention, evidences: -associated with vocabulary size, eye gaze, poi(cid:374)ti(cid:374)g (cid:858, joint attention. 1 word utterances, may represent a more complex idea. (cid:862)(cid:373)o(cid:373)(cid:863) -really mean mom pick me up: preschool period (2. 5-3years) Negatio(cid:374) . (cid:863)no(cid:863) li(cid:374)k, i do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to go to (cid:271)ed. Stage 5 (5yrs) embed sentences, use relative clauses. By age 5 children are very grammatically competent.