PSYC 341 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Psycholinguistics, Deep Structure And Surface Structure, Polynesian Outlier
24 Dec 2016
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Chapter introduction: psycholinguistics: an interdisciplinary field that examine how people use language to communicate ideas. Phoneme: the basic unit of spoken language, such as a, k, and th. English has about 40 phonemes, and changing just one phoneme can change the meaning of a word. Morphology: study of morphemes; how we create words by combining morphemes. Syntax: grammatical rules that govern how we organize words into sentences. Grammar: encompasses both morphology and syntax; examines both word structure and sentence structure. Semantics: area of psycholinguistics that examines the meanings of words and sentences. Pragmatics: our knowledge of the social rules that underlie language use; takes into account the listener"s perspective: a caution: psycholinguistics is english-centered. English is an outlier language for 2 reasons. English has simple grammar, partly because there is negative correlation between a language"s number of speakers and the complexity of its language. English has many more irregular pronunciations than other major world languages: a brief history of psycholinguistics.
