chapter nine: part two Flashcards
what are phonemes
individual sounds of a language
what are the articulators
lips, teeth, tongue, vocal cords/folds
how many sounds are there in the english language
40 sounds
what is the syntax element of languge
the order of words to from sentences
what are morphemes
root words, smallest units of meaning in the language
what is the pragmatic elements of a language
the practical part of a language, based on common ground
what is meant by speaking distance
the proper speaking distance which is common sense among people
what is meant by backchannels
non-verbal cues to continue conversations
what is meant by turn-talking
knowing that there are turns when having a conversation
when do these conversation cues begin
very early, before speech ability has been developed
how do fetuses start developing language in the womb
are able to recognize the voice of mother and respond to it in the final trimester of pregnancy.
what is prosodic bootstrapping
using pleasant tones that cause reactions
why is babbling important in development of language
it is the first step and example of how humans start experimenting with phonemes of langauage
what does the vocabulary spurt at 2 years old do
learn receptive vocabulary meaning they are understanding and comprehending more. their productive vocabulary is behind of the receptive vocabulary
what are over-regularizations
errors in speech that is because of exceptions in language. smart mistakes based on their understanding of the rules
what did behvaiourist B.F skinner say about language
it is acquired via learning and environmental exposure.
what did nativist noam chomsky say about language
tie language learning to brain development. we were all born to learn language, a more genetic explanation of language
where is wernicke’s area
in the temporal lobe
