LING 222 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.1: Hearing Loss, Brain Injury, Language Acquisition Device
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Chapter 1: introduction to the study of language development. As children learn to talk, their comprehension abilities also develop, typically in advance of their productive speech. Talks about what and when of language development: and how and why. Language and the scientific study of language development: a definition of language. Language = systematic and conventional use of sounds (or signs or written symbols) for the purpose of communication or self-expression. Children develop knowledge in the different domains of language concurrently and there are many ways in which knowledge in 1 domain is used in acquiring knowledge in another. Phonology: sounds and sound system of a language. Typically begin by producing their first word at the beginning. Towards the end have a productive vocabulary of about 300 words and are producing word combinations: words don"t sound adultlike. Most obvious development == increasing mastery of grammar of their language.
