Unit 7 Flashcards Language
Language
Diff between use and other animals and is a verbal form of communication
2 rules of language
1) phonemes
Distinct units of sound and sounding it out
2) morphemes
Unit or language that produces meaning
Ex: -ing means an action
Grammar
Rules of language
Semantics
Meaning of words
Syntax
Rules of order in which words come in
Receptive language
As people are learning it is how we understand language
Productive
Ability to use muscles in mouths and air in lungs to produce words
Expressive language
Ability to place emphasis
Stages of speech
1) babling stage
First stage and uses inaudible words
2) one word stage
Children are reciting what parents say/ environment
3) two word stage
Understand/ use language
Telegraphic speech
Using nouns and verbs
Noam chomshy developments
language acquistion device or LAD
LAD
Born w language structure to place words in diff cats to help develop language and grammar
What theory does noam/ LAD disagree w
This theory goes AGAINST language = nurture
Linguisitic determinism
Lang affects cognition abilities and is benefited by use of language
Ex: reading will improve vocab
