PS260 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Frontal Lobe, Garden Path Sentence, Tree Structure
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Coherent sequences of words that express the intended meaning of a speaker. Words are composed of morphemes, the smallest language units that carry meaning. The smallest unit of sound that can serve to distinguish words in language. The vocal folds rapidly opening and closing creating a buzzing vibration. The way in which a speaker momentarily obstructs the ow of air out of the lungs to produce a sound. Sounds can be categorized according to where the air ow is restricted. Bilabial" sound: p and b- close your bottom lips. Labiodental" sound: f and v- place top teeth close to bottom lip. Alveolar" sound: t and d, place tongue just behind your upper teeth. First sound is produced by moving air through the mouth (not nose) The rst step prior to phoneme identi cation. We need to slice" the sound store into appropriate segments. A stream of speech is segmented into words/phonemes.
