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2. LANGUAGE Flashcards

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LANGUAGE

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FORM OF COMMUNICATION THAT USES SYSTEMATIC SYMBOLS AND RULES

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PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

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SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE

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PROPERTIES OF LANGUAGE

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-: SYMBOLIC AND STRUCTURED( RULES)
SOUNDS, SIGNS, GESTURES
THAT CREATE MEANGINGFUL COMMUNICATION.
THESE ARE OUR MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS

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PROPS OF LANGUAGE; SYNTAX

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rules that govern the order of words/LETTERS

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PROPS OF LANGUAGE; SEMANTICS

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THE MEANING OF WORDS AND SENTENCES, ONCE LEARNED YOU CAN FORM AND TRANSFER MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS THAT HAVE MEANING
-CONTEXT IS IMPORTANT FOR THAT MEANING

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PROPS OF LANGUAGE; GENERATIVITY

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COMBINE SYMBOLS TO GENERATE INFINITE MESSAGES IE THE ALPHABET

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PROPS OF LANGUAGE; DISPLACEMENT

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CAN COMMUNICATE ABOUT THINGS NOT PHYSICALLY PRESENT
-DIFFERENT EVENTS/OBJECTS
-PAST AND FUTURE EVENTS, CURRENTLY EXIST OR HYPOTHETICAL

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2 TYPES OF STRUCTURE OF LANGUAGE

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SURFACE STRUCTURE, DEEPMSTRUCTURE

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SURFACE STRUCTURE

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WAYS SYMBOLS ARE COMBINED; SYNTAX; GRAMMAR

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DEEP STRUCTURE

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UNDERLYING MEANING OF COMBINED SYMBOLS; SEMANTICS

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HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE OF LANGUAGE

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PHONEMES;
MORPHEMES;

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MORPHEME

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EX) PRE, UN, S, THE
-COMBO OF PHONEMES, CREATES/INDICATES SMALLEST UNIT OF MEANING

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DISCOURSE

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COMBINING SENTENCES INTO LARGER FORMATS; BOOKS, SPOKEN COMMUNICATION, ESSAYS

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PRODUCING LANGUAGE; THE ROLE OF BOTTOM UP PROCESSING

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INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS OF A STIMULUS ARE COMBINED TO FORM A UNIFIED PERCEPTION
EX) PHONEMES –>WORDS
-WE RECOGNIZE A WORD FROM ASSOCIATING A SYBMBOL TO A MEANING

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UNDERSTANDING LANGUAGE; TOP-DOWN PROCESSING

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SENSORY INFORMATION IS INTERPRETED IN LIGHT OF EXISTING KNOWLEDGE, CONCEPTS, IDEAS AND EXPECTATIONS
EX) HANGMAN, MENTAL STEPS ARE THE FRAME WORK TO INTERPRET STIMULI
-LANGUAGE IS OVERALL A TOP DOWN PROCESS BECAUSE OF PRE EXISTING KNOWLEDGE

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SPEECH SEGMENTATION

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PERCEIVING WHERE EACH WORD BEGINS AND ENDS WITHIN A SPOKEN SENTENCE
TRICKS; EMPHASING 2+ SYLABUS WORDS TO IMMITATE A BREAK

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PRAGMATICS; SOCIAL CONTEXT OF LANGUAGE

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–UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIAL CONTEXT TO RESPOND
-CONTEXT MATTERS! CLARITY AND TONE
-PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF USING LANGUAGE

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2 RULES OF GENERAL COMMUNICATION

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  1. BE CLEAR TO YOUR AUDIENCE, WORD CHOICE AND COMPLEXITY- BE CLER
  2. USING THE WRONG TONE IS A VIOLATION OF PRAGMATICS
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LANGUAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE

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INNATE BIO MECHANISM THAT CONTAINS GRAMMATICAL RULES THAT ARE COMMON TO ALL LANGUAGES
-UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR
-GRAMMAR - LANGUAGE DETERMINANT

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EARLY SOCIAL LEARNING ; PARENTS ENGAGMENT

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  • -CHILD DIRECTED SPEECH;
  • HIGH PITCHED
  • MAINTAIN CHILDRENS ATTENTION
  • -NAMING OBJECTS, ASKING/ANSWERING QUESTIONS, READING TO THEM
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EARLY SOCIAL LEARNING PROCESSES; OPERANT CONDITIONING

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-ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING PROCESS
1. POSOTIVE REINFORCEMENT
2. CORRECTION OF LANGUAGE

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EARLY SOCIAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LANGUAGE ACQUISITION SUPPORT SYSTEM

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-SOCIAL FACTORS IN THE ENVIRONMENT FACILITATE LANGUAGE LEARNING
- LAD AND LAS INTERACT MUTUALLY TO SUPPORT DEVELOPEMENT!

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LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IS INFLUENCED BY;

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  1. ENVIRONMENT
  2. BIOLOGY
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SPEECH DEVELOPMENTAL TIMETABLE

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COOING - 0-4 MONTHS
BABBLING 5-12 M
SINGLE WORDS 9-18 M
TELEGRAPHIC SPEECH 18-30 M

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LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY HYP

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LANGUAGE DETERMINES THINKING

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INFLUENCES OF LANGUAGE

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-HOW WE THINK
-HOW EFFICIENTLY WE CATEGORIZE EXPERIENCES
-HOW MUCH DETAIL WE ATTEND TO
-PERCEPTIONS
-DECISIONS
-CONCLUSIONS

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HOCKETTS DESIGN FEATURES; DISPLACEMENT

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LANGUAGE CAN BE USED TO COMMUNICATE THINGS NOT PRESENT IN TIME AND SPACE

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HOCKETTS DESIGN FEATURES; LEARNABILITY

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-ONE ANIMAL CAN LEARN TO USE A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE

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ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANT

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-CHEMICAL COMMMUNICATION; PHEROMONES
-BODY LANGUAGE; TOUCHING
-AUDITORY COMMUNICATION; CALLS TO OTHERS

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PRIMATE COMMUNICATION- VERVET MONKEYS

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-3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF VOCALIZATIONS DEPENDING ON PREDATOR

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PRIMATE COMMUNICATION; SEMANTICITY

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FIXED ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN UNITS OF LANGUAGE AND ASPECTS OF THE WORLD

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PRIMATE VOCALIZATION; attributes

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  • SEMANTICITY
    -ARBITRARINESS
    -DISCPLACEMT
    -PRODUCTIVITY
    -CULTURAL TRANSMISSION
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UNDERPINNINGS; SOCIAL WORLD TEST

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-SOLVING A PROBLEM BY SOMEONE ELSE’S SOLUTION:
—FOLLOWING EYE GAZE
—INTERPRETING COMMUNICATION GESTURES

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UNDERPINNINGS; PHYSICAL WORLD TESTS

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-TOOL USE
-NUMERICAL DISCRIMINATION, SMALL AND LARGE NUMBERS
-LOCATING REWARDS

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LANGUAGE CHANGES; GENETIC DRIFT

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MUTATIONS SPREAD RANDOMLY BY WORLD EVENTS THAT SPLIT POPULATIONS

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LANGUAGE CHANGES; DIRECTIONAL SELECTION

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MUTATIONS THAT ENHANCE PROSPECT OF PASSING ON GENES

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