Attention and language Flashcards
Broca area
in frontal lobe, speech production
- broca aphasia - broken speech
Wernickes
- understanding language
- words don’t make sense why they come out
arcuate fasciculus
connection between the wenches and the Broca areas - this is also seen in sign language
phonology
actual sound of language
morphology
structure of words
semantics
association of meaning with a word
syntax
how words are put together to form sentences
prosody
the manner in our voices - rhythm, cadence, inflection in our voices
Chloe has a unique prosody and when hang out with her it affects my prosody
pragmatics
using language in different ways depending on the context- manner in which we speak - differs if speaking to young or old person
nativist theory
born with ability to learn language - language activation device in the brain - to process and abosrb language
- critical period- 2 years to age puberty
learning theory
B.F skinner
- reinforcement theory - says momma, gets hug and smile
- doesn’t explain how kids could make unique sentences
social interactionst theory
desire to communicate and this motivates them to learn
- interplay between social and biological
Whorfian hypothesis or linguistic
our perception of reality is influenced by our language
- inuits and 13 words for white
Piaget thought
when kids figure out things can be gone but still exist
