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Language at the computational level.

Language is a tool for:

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communication

structuring thought

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Properties of language an thought (3)

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Productivity
Regularity
Novelty

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Aspects of language

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Syntax
Semantics
Phonology
Pragmatics

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Syntax

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How words combine to make syntax

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Semantics

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Meaning of words and sentences

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Phonology

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sounds structures of sentences

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Pragmatics

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practical/communicative aspects of language

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Syntax is _______ to grammar learned in school

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not the same as

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Syntax is ________, not __________

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descriptive; prescriptive

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Similar surface structures and different deep structures can lead to

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Syntactic Ambiguity

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Transient ambiguity

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Sentence is ambiguous as you read, but makes sense when all information gathered

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Evidence for phrase structure

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Pauses in speech
Repeat entire phrase after speech error
Spoonerisms tend to occur in a phrase

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Pauses in speech reflect…

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meaningful units

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Spoonerisms

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sound substitution

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Semantic ambiguity

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Ambiguity due to meaning of words

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Phonological ambiguity

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Ambiguity due to sound

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Lessons from McGurk Effect

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Visual and auditory cues influence phoneme perception

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Why use color to study language and thought?

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Color is a perceptually continuous dimension, but English separates them into specific fewer names. When is a color blue or green?

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Color and language test

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Show one chip and then test in multiple choice. Higher rate of error if choices closer in color spectrum.
Problem: Cannot equate memory with language!

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Online language test

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actually using language in context during a task
Test by using verbal interference to know if language rehearsal online
Result: At 0, no difference in RT with linguistic categories. Positive means RT difference is better

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