exam 3 Flashcards
components of language
sounds, words, social context, grammar
first words are:
10-15 mos
holophrastic period
period of one-word utterances
overextension
using a given word in a broader context than is appropriate
pragmatic development
understanding conventions and knowledge of how language is used
examples of pragmatic development
sarcasm, intonation, rhetorical questions, questions as commands
prosody cues
characteristic rhythm, tempo, cadence, melody, international patterns, of language
infant-directed talk
the distinctive mode of speech that adults adopt when talking to babies and very young children
example of IDT
warm and affectionate tone, high pitch, extreme intonation, slower speech, exaggerated facial expressions
babies referencing adults
attention/ paying attention to where speaker is attending, emotions, intentionality
syntactic development
rules for combining words: word order, other languages may use pitch, morphemes
grammar sensitivity (12-15 mos)
listen to sentences w/ natural, word order carries independent of individual words, same words but infants know order matters, children use syntax to learn new words
telegraphic speech
lacks nonessential elements
evidence for grammatical understanding
- kids produce stable word order
- imitation of adults
syntactic rules:
generates correct endings to novel words (eg. “Wug Test”)
over regularization eros:
treating irregular words as regular, assuming rules in language apply to all words/ abstract rules
brain damage: aphasias provide evidence of
specialization for language with the left hemisphere
damage to broca’s near motor cortex
associated with difficulties in producing speech
damage to Wernicke’s
fluent in speech, but words do not make sense
williams syndrome
cognitive impairments paired with high levels of linguistic skill
specific language impairment (SLI)
linguistic impairments paired with otherwise normal cognitive functioning
(T/F) language skill is distinct from cognitive skill
true
left hemisphere shows
some specialization in infancy and increases with age
the critical period
before the age of five, learning languages is easier for children
(T/F) infants learn a new language quicker that adults
true
(T/F) only humans have the ability to learn grammar?
true
we are built for language
structure language, create language, linguistic abilities to fill in inadequacies of environment, language is a by-product of developing human brain
emotion is
outward physiological expression of an inside state, extension of language, transient subjective feeling, thoughts w/ feelings, desire to take action
Darwin’s origins of emotion
face expression, emotional response, human emotions based on limited set of basic emotions that are universal, inner emotional states and facial expressions
FACS
each emotion corresponds to distinct muscle combination
cross culture
everyone makes universal facial expressions
baby FACS
can code most expressions, more difficult compared to adults
six basic emotions
joy, anger, sadness, disgust, surprise, fear