Language Flashcards
Phonemes
Vowels syllable consonants
868 in human speech
Ex: b sh ch s
Language
System of symbols that reflect mental images
Signs verbal words
Structure and rules
Morplenes
Smallest unit of language that carries meaning
Pre post anti
Grammar
Rules that govern language
Syntax
Word order. Subject word and very.
Morphological markers
Ed ing s
Which tense
Extra linguistic info
Anything but words themselves like tone gestures and facial expressions
Nativist account
Language presided nature
Born with basic building blocks
Pragmatic account
Nurture
We learn
Socialized to develop
Exposed to language 0-7 years of age
Kids and language
Learned past tense without being told
Clever Hans
Horse that supposedly can do math problems
Subtle visual cues when in vision with the trainer
Prototype
Mental image or best example of a category
Ex: robin not penguin
Algorithms
Step by step procedures that guarantees solving a particular problem
Availability heuristic
Atoms ring the likelihood of events based on their availability
Ex: 911
Overconfidence
Overestimate the accuracy of our beliefs and judgements