EL102 (MIDTERMS) Flashcards

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the ability to acquire language is innate and biologically wired in the human brain

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NATIVIST APPROACH

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a set of inherent linguistic structures and principles common to all human languages.

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UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR

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considered to be a biologically-based mental structure that allows children to intuitively grasp the grammatical structures of their native language

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LANGUAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE (LAD)

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If a child is not exposed to language during this critical period, it becomes increasingly difficult for them to acquire full language proficiency later in life

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CRITICAL PERIOD HYPOTHESIS

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claiming that the linguistic input children receive is often insufficient and ambiguous to explain the complexity of language that they eventually produce

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POVERTY OF STIMULUS

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the vowel-like sound responding to human sounds more definitely, turns head, eyes seem to search for speaker occasionally some chuckling sounds

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PRE TALKING STAGE/ COOING STAGE

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Age of cooing

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0-6 MONTHS

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consonant-vowel combinations

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BABBLING STAGE

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Example of babbling

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MA-MA-MA / PA-PA-PA

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10
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Example of cooing

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UH/OH/AH

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Age of babbling

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6-8 MONTHS

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the children’s first single word which represent to a sentence. Children using one word to express particular emotional state.

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HOLOPHRASTIC STAGE

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Age of holophrastic stage

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9-18 MONTHS

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Example of holophrastic

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“DEDE” WHICH MEANS “MOMMY I WANT MILK”

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15
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children begin to form actual two-word sentences, with the relations between the two words showing definite syntactic and semantic relations

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TWO WORD STAGE

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Example of two word stage

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“SHOES & BED” WHICH MEANS “MOMMY THERE IS A SHOES ON THE BED”

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17
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Age of two word stage

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18-24 MONTHS

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child begins to produce utterances that are longer than two words, these utterances appear to be “sentence-like”; they have hierarchical,

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TELEGRAPHIC STAGE

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Age of telegraphic stage

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24-30 MONTHS

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20
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at this stage is fastest increase in vocabulary with many new additions every day; no babbling at all;

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LATER MULTI WORD STAGE

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21
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Age of later multiword stage

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30+ MONTHS

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22
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A Swiss psychologist placed acquisition of language within the context of a child’s mental or cognitive development.

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JEAN PIAGET

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23
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A child has to understand a concept before s/he an acquire the particular language form which expresses that concept.

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JEAN PIAGET

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24
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She demonstrated that children learn language not as a series of separate discrete items, but as an integrated system.

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JEAN BERKO

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25
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childrens are biologically programmed for language and that language develops in the child in just the same way that other biological functions develop.

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NOAM CHOMSKY

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He is the founder of behaviorist theory

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JOHN B WATSON

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He is the proponent of Connectionism (Law of Learning)

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EDWARD LEE THORNDIKE

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He considers all learning to be the establishment of habits as a result of reinforcement and reward.”

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BF SKINNER

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he is best known for his contributions to classical conditioning

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IVAN PAVLOV

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He first suggested social Interactionist Theory

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JEROME BRUNER

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He emphasized the importance of the cultural and social context in language learning.

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LEV VYGOTSKY

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the central idea behind the behavioristic theory in language acquisition

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IMITATION AND INNATENESS

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theory of native language learning, advanced in part as a reaction to traditional grammar

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BEHAVIORIST THEORY

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It claims that the linguistic stimulus elicits a mediating response

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MEDIATION THEORY

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It is a method of learning that uses reward and punishment to modify behavior.

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OPERANT CONDITIONING MODEL

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theory that states behaviors are learned by connecting a neutral stimulus with a positive one

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CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

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emphasizes the social context and the role of interaction in language acquisition

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SOCIAL INTERACTIONIST APPROACH

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the difference between what a child can do alone and what they can achieve with the help of a more knowledgeable person.

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ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT (ZPD)

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this theory of language acquisition suggest that language is acquired through social interaction

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FUNCTIONAL

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paced by the growth of conceptual and communicative capacities.

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ON THE FUNCTIONAL LEVEL

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stronger impact on memory formation

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EMOTION

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ability to comprehend and produce language

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LANGUAGE PROCESSING

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It allows individuals to make sense of the world by recognizing and interpreting stimuli such as visual images, sounds, and tactile sensations

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PERCEPTION

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language production and speech formation

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BROCAS AREA

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it involved language comprehension

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WERNICKES AREA

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transfer of information between Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area,

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ARCUATE FASCICULUS

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playing a crucial role in the integration of language comprehension and production

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ARCUATE FASCICULUS

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Processes auditory information, including speech sounds

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PRIMARY AUDITORY CORTEX

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Involved in various language-related functions, including reading, writing, and comprehension

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ANGULAR GYRUS

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Damage to this area can affect reading and mathematical abilities

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ANGULAR GYRUS

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It plays a role in phonological processing, particularly in tasks involving articulation and pronunciation of words

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SUPRAMARGINAL GYRUS

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It controls voluntary movements, including the articulation of speech

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PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX

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Type of memories

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Short-Term Memory (STM)
Long-Term Memory (LTM)
Working Memory
Episodic Memory
Semantic Memory
Procedural Memory
Associative Memory

54
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the growth of perceptual and information-processing capacities.

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ON THE FORMAL LEVEL

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meaning there is no inherent connection between the sound of a word and its referent

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ARBITRARINESS

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the ability to use language to refer to things not present in the immediate environment, such as past or future events

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DISPLACEMENT

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It is passed down from one generation to another through social interaction and is a fundamental aspect of human culture

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CULTURAL TRANSMISSION

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allowing speakers to generate an infinite number of novel expressions and comprehend new combinations of words and structures

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PRODUCTIVITY AND CREATIVITY

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serves multiple functions, including communication, expression of thoughts and emotions, social interaction

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MULTIFUNCTIONALITY

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They change over time due to cultural, social, and technological factors, and new words and expressions are continually added to adapt to the evolving needs of speakers

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DYNAMICS AND EVOLVING

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with the human brain exhibiting specialized regions for language processing

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BIOLOGICAL BASIS

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This symbolic nature allows for the communication of a vast range of ideas, concepts, and experiences

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SYMBOLIC SYSTEM