Language

Question 1

What is a phoneme

Answer 1

smallest phonological unit that can have meaning

Question 2

What did Kuhl et al (2008) do and find to do with language learning

Answer 2

tested infants with native and non native sounds

performance on the tasks predicted better language abilities later. lose ability to hear non native sounds at 1 year

Question 3

What is Perceputal Magnet Neural Commitment Theory

Answer 3

create sound maps of their native language

use them to tune the brain in to the native language

Question 4

What is a problem with learning words

Answer 4

Segmentation - when listening to people talk cannot tell where words end

Question 5

What are 2 solutions to the problem of learning words

Answer 5

1. Infant directed speech

2. Deducting statistical irregularities

Question 6

What is infant directed speech

Answer 6

Higher frequency

Longer duration

Elongated vowels

Question 7

What are 4 methods to studying language production

Answer 7

1. Eye tracking
2. Event related potentials
3. Picture pointing
4. Diary studies

Question 8

What are a con and pro of diary studies

Answer 8

Pro - can be used as a predictor for later behaviour

Con - subjective

Question 9

What have ETPs about language development

Answer 9

Tied to brain development rather than age