lecture 1- intro to language Flashcards
woah this is also a very cool feature iclll
what is the working definition for language?
-a human communication system that allows us to talk about anything, irrespective of time and space
when we study the psychology of language we are interested in questions such as…
- what are the processes underlying language comprehension and production?
- how does language processing interact with other cognitive functions
- what social factors influence our language use?
syntax
the rules of word order of a language
semantics
the study of meaning
words
the smallest unit of grammer that can stand alone
morphemes
the smallest unit of meaning eg dogs contains 2 morphemes dog + s
phoneme
a sound of the language; changing a phoneme changes the meaning of the word
different languages have…
different sets of phonemes
an example of different language phonemes
in english /i/ and /r/ are different phonemes but in japanese they are the same phoneme
how many phonemes does english have
40
in englsih to phonemes correspond well to orthography?
no
state- international phonetic alphabet (IPA) uses symbols to represent all these sounds
pronunciation of vowels
free flow of air- made by modifying shape of the vocal tract
pronunciation of nouns
made by closing or restricting part of the vocal tract
place of articulation
where airflow is restricted
