PSYB57H3 Chapter Notes -Relative Direction, Bootstrapping (Linguistics), Temporal Lobe
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Language is at the heart of and essential for a huge range of human activities and achievements (we pass things down to next generations) Language is highly organized --> clear patterns for expressing ideas (partly allows one to comprehend spoken language) Sentences - coherent sequences of words that express the intended meaning of a speaker. Knowing a language --> diction, syntax etc are essential for organizing language. Morpheme - smallest language units that carry meanings. Phonemes - smallest units of sound that can serve to distinguish words in language: some are represented by letters of language, others are not. Sentences --> phrases --> words --> morphemes --> phonemes. New sequences must adhere to some rules. The production of speech: blocking/restricting airflow through the larynx by vocal folds causes a production of sound = voicing, distinguish sound by (a sound"s identity): How the airflow is restricted --> a different sound will be produced.
