PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Noam Chomsky, Operant Conditioning, Function Word
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Language: a system for communication with others using signals that are combined according to rules of grammar and convey meaning. Grammar: a set of rules that specify how the units of language can be combined to produce meaningful messages. Phoneme: the smallest unit of sound that is recognizable of speech rather than random noises eg: letter sounds. Phonological rules: a set of rules that indicate how phonemes can be combined to produce speech sounds. Morphemes: the smallest meaningful units of language. Morphological rules: a set of rules that indicate how morphemes can be combined to form words. Syntactical rules: a set of rules that indicate how words can be combined to form phrases and sentences. Deep structure: the meaning of a sentence. Fast mapping: the fact that children can map a word onto an underlying concept after only a single exposure. Telegraphic speech: speech that is devoid of function morphemes and consists mostly of content words.
