PSYA02H3 Chapter 10: Chapter 10 Study Guide
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Language allows us to communicate perceptions, thoughts, and memories. Syntax is specific rule that words are arranged in sentences. Reading is achieved by two processes: 1) whole-word recognition and 2) decoding the sounds. Brain damage produces acquired dyslexia, which disrupts the processes. Developmental dyslexia is caused by damage in left hemisphere. Semantic priming is a method that neural circuits use to recognize and understand spoken and written words: language acquisition by children. Baby use movements, facial expressions, and sounds to communicate. In two-word stage, children begin to combine words creatively. Infants learn how to communicate verbally from adults and older children. the simple concise language that adults and older children use to communicate with infant is known was child-directed speech. Some researchers believe that brain contains a language acquisition device that already contains universal rules of grammar. Humans were the only species that have language. Language is also used as a tool to remember and think.
