PSY315H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Childes, Bsc Young Boys, Intellectual Disability
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Chapter 1: introduction to the study of language. Language and the scientific study of language development. Being able to distinguish between /vat/ and /bat: lexicon: words and associated knowledge, ex. Knowing the meaning of words and how to form new words: morphology: system for combining units of meaning (words and parts of words such as. Knowing the difference in meaning between man bites dog and dog bites: syntax: system for combining words into sentences, ex. Knowing that man bite dog and bite man dog are both ungrammatical: pragmatics: knowledge that underlies the use of language to serve communicative functions, ex. Being able to comment: sociolinguistics: knowledge that allows the socially appropriate use of language, literacy: knowledge of reading and writing. A chronological overview of language development: figure 1. 1 (major milestones of language development, birth to 1 year children change in communicativeness of their behavior and in the repertoire of sounds they produce.
