Box 3 Flashcards
Language
a system of communication that follows rules (grammar) to convey meaning
Phonemes
the smallest distinctive sound unit
b - a - t
morphemes
the smallest unit that carries meaning, must contain 2 or more phenomes
Read - er
grammar
a system of rules that helps us understand others
she ran vs she rans
semanitics
derive meaning from sounds
syntax
ordering words into sentences
chomsky ( Natinst theory)
humans are born with the ability to learn language
language aquisition device
hypothetical tool in brain that helps children learn language
overgeneralization / overregularization
when children apply gramatical rules to words that are irregular
babbling stage
infant utters various sounds at first
one word stage
child speaks mostly single words
two word stage
child speaks two word statements
telegraphic speech
short concise senetences like a telegram
linguistic determinism (Whorf)
Whorfs hypothesis that language controls the way we thing and intepret the world around us
critical period
period in which a child must be exposed to language in order for leanguage learning to proceed naturally
