Properties of Language Flashcards
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Break down language into its six properties
we’ve got
generative
rule-governed
arbitrary
culturally transmitted
reflexive
displaced
Break down language into its three components
form, content, and use
Describe the rule-governed property of language
the phonetics, morphology, syntax, and pragmatics often have implicit rules that weren’t really taught
Describe the generative (productive) property of language
you can create an infinite possibilities of language with the existing system
Describe the arbitrary property of language
The signs (or symbols) used to represent concepts are often arbitrary
this is different from iconography
Describe the displaced property of language
language can describe information that is not immediately available
Describe the reflexive property of language
language can be used to describe language
Describe the Critical Period Hypothesis
humans are only able to acquire a first language from birth to puberty BECAUSE OF brain lateralization period
What were some possible confounding factors for Genie’s case study?
- total isolation vs. isolating only language
- Genie suffered terrible abuse
- underdevelopment of muscles involved in speech
What were the independent and dependent variables in the American Sign Language Study. What were the results?
IV = age of exposure to ASL
DV = accuracy in producing ASL verbs
Results = age of exposure correlated negatively with the accuracy. supports the CPH!
super fancy term for written language?
graphemes
What makes a consonant a consonant?
while the air is travelling through the vocal tract, it gets obstructed in some way!
Produce a list of the different places of articulation (consonants)
bilabial
labiodental
interdental
alveolar
post-alveolar
palatal
velar
glottal
Produce a list of the different manners of articulations (consonants)
stop (plosive)
fricative
affricative
nasal
liquid
glides
