FRHD 2260 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: 18 Months, Fast Mapping, Pragmatics

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2260
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

Language capacities: from birth: can hear the differences in speech sounds, motivated ro listen to sounds, strive to communicate with body movement/ vocalization, thrive when listened to. In 3 yrs make sound of language spoken to them: sound to words, words to sentences, syntax (grammar, pragmatic (use of language, prosody (intonation) Brain learning language: adults naming objects or describes actions (basically interaction with an adult, must have adult talking with them and have an opportunity to respond to the moment. Increases in number of hours of tv watched at 29 months decreases the receptive vocab at kindergarten age: contingent interactions hold the key to young children learning new words. Jargoning, a sequence of sounds with intonation of an adult: encourage them to show you what they are trying to communicate to avoid frustration, they want to communicate. Prosody - the music of language: tone and emphasis on different words changes the meaning.