PSYCH 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Practical Reason, Language Acquisition Device, Fast Mapping
26 Oct 2017
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Language is a system of signals used to convey meaning. Grammar is the set of rules governing language. Phonemes are the smallest unit of sound recognizable as speech. Phonological rules govern how phonemes can be combined. Morphemes are the smallest meaningful units of language and are governed by morphological rules. Syntactical rules govern how words can be combined to form sentences. Deep structure is the meaning od a sentence. Surface structure is the phrasing of a sentence. Fast mapping is the process by which children can create a word map after only a single exposure. Nativist theory: language development is an innate biological capacity. The language acquisition device includes the processes that facilitate learning a language: genetic dysphasia is an inability to learn grammar. Language development: aphasia is difficulty in speaking or understanding language, broca"s aphasia affects understanding and production of complex language, wernicke"s aphasia leads people to speak in meaningless sentences.
