Language Development Flashcards
Learning Theory
copy/learn, reinforcement
Nativist Theory
Chomsky, innate acquisition
Social Interactionist
Biological and Social
Language Dev 3-6 months
babbling
Lang Dev 9 months
echolalia-repetition w/out comprehension
lang dev 10-15 months
1st words
lang dev 12-15 months
holophrastic speech (single word for a thought)
lang dev 18-24 months
telegraphic speech (2 word speech for thought)
overextension
calls all animals cat
underextension
calls only family pet cat
overregulation
“telled” “feets”
phonemes
smallest unit of sound (c,t, th)
morphemes
smallest units of language prefixes/etc
semantics
meanings of words/phrases
syntax
how words are organized
pragmatics
how language is used to communicate with others
crying-3 types
the first form of communication
hunger/discomfort-low/rhythm
anger-shrill
pain-high pitch with silence