Language Flashcards
Phonology is?
the sounds of language
Morphology is?
rules of meaning within a language
Morpheme is?
the smallest unit of meaning
ex. Car 1 morpheme
ex. Cars 2 morpheme
Semantics is?
meaning of words
-dictionary
-semantics are different in different associations and context
Syntax is?
rules for combining words into sentences
-how different languages there is different ways to form sentences
What is pragmatics?
communicative functions of language; rules that lead to effective communications
-nonverbal rules that each language has
- eye roll, shoulder srug
What are phenomes at about 6 months old
-bubba, dadda, mamma
Statistical inference is?
when children understand words before speaking or walking
If a child of 7 months old hears the word car three times will they be more or least interested in a sentence with the word car?
more
-we have an innate bias to attend speech
“St” occurs where in sentences?
occurs in the begining middle and end
“sd” typically occurs where in sentences?
between words
symbolic communication gestures
-head nod
-wave bye bye
when doe the vocab spirit occur
18 months
10 words per week
when learning new words in children what is the most frequent learning strategy for new word retention?
name to object
-cause the child to know that the object is that word
-aswell a child can establish subcategories with new experiences
who will develop verb retention faster than an American child or a Japanese child
The Japanese child
-the usage of verbs is more frequent and the last in the sentence resulting in earlier retention
