Psychology 2043A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Vocal Folds, Visual Impairment, Prenatal Development

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2043A/B
• Professor: Sarah Smits- Bandstra

Document Summary

Seen in children: children with hemisphere lesions had no problems with language like adult patients had. But bilateral brain injury caused language problems in both children and adults: language pragmatics: ways that language is used to communicate in a variety of contexts. Language is symbolic; relies on sounds, signals, and signs to represent objects and events: receptive language: the ability to take in the message and understand it, expressive language: the ability to produce a message to send. Typically speaking or writing: language form: the forms the language takes in sounds, words, and grammar. Language structure: phonology: the sound system and patterns for the combinations of these sounds into speech. The sounds: morphology: the rules that address how words are formed and the structure of words. The words: syntax: the rules that guide how words are combined to form sentences and the relationships of components within the sentence.