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How are these concepts connected to the discipline of psycholinguistics? Don’t describe each concept separately, but discuss how each concept is related to psycholinguistics: lexical storage
- word recognition
- language production
- language comprehension
- bilingualism
- language acquisition
the concept of lexical storage is a foundational element in psycholinguistics because it underpins a wide range of linguistic processes. By studying how words are stored, retrieved, and manipulated within the mental lexicon, psycholinguists gain valuable insights into the cognitive mechanisms that enable humans to produce, comprehend, and acquire language.
How are these concepts connected to the discipline of psycholinguistics? Don’t describe each concept separately, but discuss how each concept is related to psycholinguistics: prototypes
How are these concepts connected to the discipline of psycholinguistics? Don’t describe each concept separately, but discuss how each concept is related to psycholinguistics: lateralization
How are these concepts connected to the discipline of psycholinguistics? Don’t describe each concept separately, but discuss how each concept is related to psycholinguistics: speech errors
Is aphasia a disease, tumor, illness, disorder, or injury? Explain in more detail why it is only one of these. How is aphasia connected to the other terms given?
Why are crossword puzzles and word search puzzles good for aphasics?
Summarize N. Chomsky’s statement (what is he stating?
Perhaps one might approach the analysis of ‘knowledge of a language’ in a simpler and more direct way, supposing that to know a language is to know how to speak and understand, the latter being a dispositional concept of some sort. This leads us nowhere, as far as I can see. The problem immediately arises of characterizing the relevant dispositions, determining how they are related, and how this complex is organized and developed
In the context of language characteristics, what does arbitrariness mean? How is connected to psycholinguistics?
How does the existence of plurilingual go against the theory of linguistic determinism?
Read this quote and explain your answer from the aspect of first language acquisition:
This leads us to the present moment and the difficult questions that arise for children raised within a digital world: will new readers develop the more time-demanding cognitive processes nurtured by print-based mediums as they absorb and acquire new cognitive capacities emphasized by digital media? For example, will the combination of reading on digital formats and daily immersion in a variety of digital experiences impede the formation of the slower cognitive processes, such as critical thinking, personal reflection and empathy, that are all part of deep reading?
Why have some feral children achieved the feat of speaking in a given language (although it might not be perfect) and some haven’t at all? Can children deprived of language at a young age ever achieve native-like speaking abilities?
. Which concept is the odd one out? Explain why it doesn’t belong with the other 3 concepts:
a) innate
b) UG
c) tabula rasa (‘blank slate’)
d) LAD
Which sentence would a child utter first, which second, and which third [put them in order of acquisition]:
“All gone shoes.”;
“Daddy come.”;
I don’t want candy.”
According to what variables can the general order of acquisition be explained here?
What role do these two variables play in whether children or adults are better language learners? [6pts]
- classroom situation
- motivation
Being bilingual is not the same as having two monolinguals in one body.
Being bilingual transcends the notion of housing two isolated monolingual entities within a single individual. Bilingualism encompasses cognitive integration, language interference, code-switching proficiency, cognitive advantages, and cultural insights that collectively highlight its complexity and cognitive demands beyond the scope of separate monolingual communication.
