DEP-3103 Chapter Notes -Phonological Development, Universal Grammar, Neural Development
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What is language: components of language. Phonology how speech is made up of different sounds/different words. Rules governing the structure and sequence of speech sounds. Semantics understanding how words go together and the meanings. Theories of language development: nativist perspective (chomsky) Rules of grammar are too complicated for children to learn on their own. There"s an inborn system that helps children learn language. Localization of brain function (cid:222) (cid:222) (cid:222) (cid:222) (cid:222) (cid:222) (cid:222) Wernicke (right) assigning comprehension to words. Broca (left) ability to pronounce words: aphasias: loss of ability; aphasia in broca"s led to loss of ability to pronounce. Sensitive periods of development: studies of deaf individuals and second language learning, time of language acquisition influences ability level. Brain localization: evidence that broca"s and wernicke"s are not solely responsible for specific language functions. Interconnectedness of brain regions: compensation in other regions not commonly associated with language. Understanding of grammatical rules is piecemeal: utilizes experimentation d.
