Chapter 4 Flashcards
A process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behaviors
Communcation
A system of symbols that can be spoken, written, signed and used for communication
Language
- Gesture
- Oral Language
- Written Language
Modes of Communication
Use of nonverbal communication (eye contact, hand movements, body language) to express or assist in expressing one’s ideas or desires; may include vocalizations; preverbal.
Gesture
Use of spoken language to communicate one’s wants and needs (learned without formal instruction- but how??)
Oral Language
Utilizaed alphabetics system; found in books, notes, text messages, etc; most complex mode of communication; requires formal instruction
Written Language
- Phonology
- Morphology
- Semantics
- Syntax
- Pragmatics
Components of Language
Rules associated with sound combinations and pronunciation of sounds
Phonology
Modifications of words, using inflections (morphemes)
Morphology
Smallest units of meaningful speech
morphemes
Involves words and their meanings; vocabulary
Semantics
Rules governing word order and word classes
Syntax
The use of language within the communicative context
Pragmatics
- Involves conversational rules
- Appropriateness of language
- How social context affects language
Pragmatics
For most children, language develops…
predictably.
- Nurturists
2. Naturists
Theories of Language Acquisition
Says that “Children are born with no knowledge or language”
Nurturists
Says that “Children acquire language as a result of direct interaction with caregivers; a clean slate”
Nurturists
Says that “Language is innate; children are born with certain merchanisms and abilities that predispose them to learn language”
Naturists
commonly known ‘Nurturists’ (BVTP)
- BF Skinner
- Vygotsky
- Tomasello
- Piaget
Says that “children learn language behaviors because they are reinforced by adults”
BF Skinner
Behavioral Theory
BF Skinner
Says that “everyday social interactions (feeding, dressing, playing) involve langauge; children learn language as a bi-product of interacting; they imitate what they hear from loves ones; loved ones support their learning”
Vygotsky
Social Interactionist Theory
Vygotsky
He added that “the social nature of language provides the motivation to talk; to acquire language”
Tomasello
Says that “language is a bi-product of cognitive development. Language is learned, because children perceive and organize their experiences into meaningful units. These organizational units become language”
Piaget
Cognitive Theory
Piaget
Terminology associated with cognitive theory (SAAE)
S-Schemata
A- Assimilation
A- Accommodation
E- Equilibrium
A concept, mental category, or cognitive structure
Schema/Schemata
Use to “file” all new information
Schema/Schemata
Will become categories for language
Schema/Schemata
Cognitive process whereby a person includes a new stimulus into an existing schema
Assimilation
You “scan” your existing schemata when you encounter new stimuli
Assimilation
Decide: Where does it fit?
Assimilate it
Developing new schemata to allow for the organization of stimuli that do not fit into existing schemata
Accommodation
A balance between assimilation and accommodation
Equilibrium
Too much assimilation results in categories that are too broad to be useful
Equilibrium
Too much accommodation results in too many categories to be useful
Equilibrium
Lifelong process
Equilibrium
They are prewired or hardwired for language
Naturists
“Language is an innate ability and children only need exposure to language for these inborn abilities to be set in motion”
Naturists
commonly known ‘Naturists’
- Noam Chomsky
2. Gleitman/ Pinker
- Linguistic Acquastion Device
2. Linguistic Universals
Noam Chomsky
An abstract mechanism located somewhere within the brain that allows children to acquire language at a rapid pace and be creative in their sentence constructions
Linguistic Acquastion Device
Children are “prewired” with grammatical rules that are languages have in common (syllables, nouns & verbs, etc.)
Linguistic Universals
Says that “Children have innate knowledge of word categories (noun-verb), or innate conceptual knowledge (object-action) which helps them understand new words they encounter”
Gleitman and Pinker
Says that “Children can use their innate understanding of grammar to figure out new words”
Gleitman
“Syntactic Bootstrapping”
Gleitman
Figuring out something new from something you already know
Bootstrapping
“tunking” example
Syntactic Bookstrapping
With general understanding of a verb (action) when they hear a new one they can figure it out because of the syntax (how it’s used in sentence)
Syntactic Bookstrapping
“Semantic Bookstrapping”
Pinker
Based on the child’s general idea of what an object is vs an action is. They can generaliza new words as either nouns or verbs
Semantic Bootstrapping
Prelinguistic Communication
Birth-12 months (1 year)
Vocalizations that occur BEFORE the first word
Prelinguistic Communication
The sound of early language (3)
- Cooing
- Babbling
- Jargon
Receptive Vocabulary Developing (words child understand but doesn’t yet produce, 3-50 words)
Prelinguistic Semantic Development
No expressive vocabulary in this stage (just cooing, babbling, jargon and gestures to communicate)
Prelinguistic Semantic Development
Caregiver behaviors that assist infants in learning language (2)
- Child-directed speech
2. Joint Reference
Slower rate; increased pitch variations, long pauses, frequent repetition (motherese;parentese)
Child-directed speech
Directing a child’s attention to a particular object or action and then labeling it when both child and caregiver are attending
Joint Reference
Intentionality
Prelinguistic Pragmatic Development
Use of verbal and nonverbal behaviors to indicate wants and needs
Prelinguistic Pragmatic Development (INTENTIONALITY)
Parents respond to child’s gestures and vocalizations as they interpret what they mean by them
Prelinguistic Pragmatic Development (INTENTIONALITY)
As the parents’ behavior reinforce the child’s behaviors, they occur more often
Prelinguistic Pragmatic Development (INTENTIONALITY)
Dore’s Primitive Speech Acts (5)
- Labeling
- Requesting an object or action
- Refusing an object or action
- Calling-to get attention
- Repeating-imitating
Organized prelinguistic behaviors according to the social function they serve; both verbal and non verbal
Dore’s Primitive Speech Acts
First Words: Speech Development
12-24 months
Linguistic stages begin with the appearance of the first word
First Words: Speech Development
Child’s first words sound different from adult productions, due to slowly developing speech sounds.
First Words: Speech Development (SPEECH)
Initial pronunciations are simplified using Phonological Processes
First Words: Speech Development (SPEECH)
Slowly, processes are extinguished, as adult productions are mastered
First Words: Speech Development (SPEECH)
First words: Semantic Development (4)
- Receptive Vocabulary
- Expressive Vocabulary
- Jargon remains coming
- Protowords
Grows to 500 words
Receptive Vocabulary
Grows to 250 words
Expressive Vocabulary
First words emerge shortly after first birthday
Expressive Vocabulary
First words consist of (4)
- 60% nouns and proper names
- 15% early action words
- Few interaction words- “hi” “bye-bye”
- Few descriptive words- “mine”
Emerge along with real words
Protowords
Also known as “Phonetically consistent forms”
Protowords
Word-like productions used consistently to label objects or actions
Protowords