COMM-DIS 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Asperger Syndrome, Pragmatics, Fast Mapping
7 Nov 2016
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Syntax: word arrangements in sentences: syntactic rules, is this a grammatically acceptable sentence, do you speak french? , parlez-vous francais? (speak you french?) Semantics: meaning: semantic features: pieces of meaning that come together to define a particular word. Pragmatics: how communication is used in a social context: salt. , please pass me the salt. , asperger"s syndrome high functioning autism. Issues with social pragmatics: pragmatic rules vary with culture. Intricately related to physical development: from the top and downward, from the center toward the extremities. Infants: learning to be a communicator, develop intentionality. A pause to wait for a response after a gesture or vocalization. Persistent attempts to communicate if not understood. Joint attention: infant + caregiver + objects/events/people. Toddlers words (12 months: symbolic representation, vocabulary spurt (300 words by 2 years, word combinations. Preschoolers: social beings: play in groups, imaginative play, role play, love to explore: environmentally at-risk, language form: By age 5 almost 100% intelligible (not 100% correct)
