PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Speech Perception, Critical Period, Phonological Awareness
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Communicative competence: convey thoughts in culturally patterned way that regulates human interactions. 4 areas: phonology: system of sound of language. Consists of phonemes: smallest sound that affects meaning. Phonologic rules are generative: applicable beyond cases they are based. Kib is possible word, bnik is not: semantics: meanings of word combinations and how they"re used (sentences, clauses, compound word, grammar: structure of language. Morphology: units (morphemes) that make up words (root, prefix, suffix) Syntax: how words combine into sentences (rules: pragmatics: language appropriate for certain environmental context (eg. gimme! Limitations: child-parent reinforcement links too many and imposible for everything to be learned this way, parents reward kids regardless of correct language use, limits creativity of words that are influenced by environmental stimulus (eg. you"re welcome, look out! Ouch!: doesn"t explain sequence of language development (eg. i helped him or he was helped by me, paints child as passive learner. Chomsky claims that language learning is innate for all languages.
