JLP315H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Autism Spectrum, Speech Sound Disorder, Cochlear Implant
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Ling as a cognitive science: cog sci: study of mind & its processes, lang exists in speaker/hearer"s mind/brain, study of mind = study of brain, any human can acquire any human lang. Infants are physiologically equipped to process speech/gestures: lang acq is automatic, & occurs similarly across all humans, lang is species specific (to humans) & species uniform, social transmission is required; we must be exposed to acquire lang. An overview of the course of lang development (pg. Infants have communicative abilities that underlie lang: ex. sensitivity to emotional tone of voices around them, turn-taking in conversation, eye contact. Infants are physiologically equipped to process fine distinctions in speech sounds: ex. By 6 months, babies begin to categorize the sounds of their own lang. Phonological development: learning sound & sound patterns: 1. 5 years = babbling, 2 years = babbling blends into early speech (ex.
