speech and language Flashcards
phoneme
minimal unit that distinguishes (Pig/Big)
morpheme
smallest meaningful unit (dog/dogs)
syntax
words combined
grammatical system
syntax and morphology used // sentences and meaning
SVO 41%
SOV 48%
kemmerer 2012
language acquisition
not taught
same stages for all
4-6yrs level of mother language never to be reached in a 2nd
learning theory
classical - associations
operant - reinforced
imitation
learning theory issues
imitation is rare. parents dont tend to punish
the LAD
grammar learning - finding linguistic parameters
nativist theory
genetic determinism
modularity
specificity
critical period
language is dominated by the LAD
chomsky 1968
critical period in early infancy
lenneberg 1967
pidgins
foreign people alter language to communicate with natives
creoles
pidgins with advanced grammar
developmental language disorder
language below age expected
7% children 3:1 B:G