PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Phoneme, Grammatical Gender, Frontal Lobe
10 Jan 2014
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In all languages, the relevant stimuli (words), not concrete examples, represent concept as a whole: ex. asking for a cookie: 1. Point to it (object must be present communication involves concrete item)/ 2. Other forms of communication (ex. dog snarls and shows teeth = aggression and warning to stay away) Allow languages to use different sounds to label same item. Some words associated with meaning onomatopoeia (ex. splash, hiccup: language is productive designed to use small number of components to understand and produce a wide range of symbols. Limited set of rules to uses limited set if symbols in infinite ways. Allows users to combine series of representative symbols to express novel meaning in groups of words not usually presented together: ex. Helmet count pick the red. doesn"t follow proper sentence structure so doesn"t make any sense. Different language shave different rules about how symbols can be combined: ex.
