Chapter 9 Flashcards
what is language?
a system that relates sounds or gesture to a meaning
how does language differ from communication?
language has/is;
- symbolic
- structured/meaningful
- shows displacement
- characterized by generativity
list the subsystems/elements of language
phonology morphology semantics syntax pragmatics
what is phonology?
the sounds of language
what is morphology?
rules of meaning within the language
what is a morpheme?
smallest unit of language, they are combinations of phonemes
what is semantics?
study of words and their meaning
what is syntax?
rules that specify how words are combined to make sentences
what is pragmatics?
communicative functions of language and rules that lead to effective communication
what are phonemes?
unique sounds joined to make words.
they are also the building blocks of language
what is infant directed speech?
adults speak slowly and exaggerate the changes in pitch/loudness
what is phonetic category learning?
babies tune into patterns used in their native language or by people speaking around them
what are the 3 first steps to speech?
cooing
babbling
intonation
what is cooing?
when babies produce vowel sounds like “ooooo”
what is babbling?
speech like sound that has no meaning
