VOCAB CHP1-2 Flashcards
Pragmatics
social use of language
illocutionary stage
intentional communication without the use of words
10 months of age
Use gestures and jargon
EX- Point to cup and grunt
locutionary stage
intentional communication expressed with words
After 12 months of age
prelinguistic
perlocutionary, illocutionary
include gestures, eye contact, joint attention and turn taking
metalinguistic
the ability to think and talk about language
criterion referenced
determines how many skills a child has at a certain age level
classical conditioning
a type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events
operant conditioning
a method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior
Stimulus
a signal to which an organism responds
response
a reaction to a stimulus
Motherese
child-directed speech
receptive language
ability to comprehend speech
expressive language
the ability to produce language
Developmental Milestones
Comparing the child’s current level of functioning with what is expected for his/her age or cognitive level
Morphology
smallest unit of meaning
Phonology
sound system/form
rules that govern how sounds are used
Scaffolding
teaching tools that help a child during learning
to “hint” to the next word
Semantics
is the meaning system of language
Vocabulary/Content
Syntax
Sentence structure
Grammar
bound morpheme
cannot stand alone
EX (s) (ness)
free morpheme
can stand alone
EX (house)
Derivational Morphemes
help derive a new word categorizes. can change meaning and part of speech
perlocutionary stage
unintentional stage of communication*
before 8-10 months
Unintentional behaviors are responded to by the adult as if they were intentional communicative acts*
linguistics
language
