Words Pt 1

Question 1

Phonological (dual nature of words)

Answer 1

how words sound and the letter combinations

Question 2

semantic (dual nature of words)

Answer 2

meaning of words

Question 3

content words

Answer 3

• noun
• verb
• adjective
• open class - add new content words to other words can fade away from use

Question 4

example of open class word

Answer 4

selfie

Question 5

function words

Answer 5

create bridges top content words but have no meaning on their own
- ex) the, of, to

Question 6

types of function words

Answer 6

• preopositions - describe location
  ex) at, on
• determiners - come before a noun
  ex) the
• conjunctions - extends the sentence, joins 2 ideas
  ex) and, because

Question 7

lemme

Answer 7

basic form of the word; root word

Question 8

lexeme

Answer 8

all different forms of a lemma can take

Question 9

phonology of word forms

Answer 9

• syllables can be further broken down
  - onset - initial consonant portion
  - rime - vowel (nucleus) and final consonant (coda)

Question 10

embodied representation

Answer 10

ex) if we see the word pencil, we imagine the use for it

Question 11

sound symbolism

Answer 11

random meaning of the sign
ex) gl means light

Question 12

fast mapping

Answer 12

ability to aquire a word quickly even though they don’t know the meaning
- children go this

Question 13

whole object assumption

Answer 13

when you hear a word for an object, the whole object is the word

Question 14

taxonomic assumption

Answer 14

when you learn the word dog, it applies to all similar looking animals

Question 15

under-extension (taxonomic assumption)

Answer 15

if they know a dog as a little dog but they see a big black dog, they don’t think its a dog

Question 16

over-extension (taxonomic assumption)

Answer 16

if you know a dog as a 4 legged animal, they will think all 4 legged animals are dogs

Question 17

mutual exclusivity assumption

Answer 17

no two words mean exactly the same thing
- tail means tail of a dog but are separate from the dog themselves

Question 18

slow mapping

Answer 18

characteristics of word forms affect how easily they are learned

Question 19

word frequency (slow mapping)

Answer 19

how frequent the word is in the language

Question 20

neighbourhood density (slow mapping)

Answer 20

how similar they are to other words in terms of sound (could change one phoneme)
- easier time learning words with high neighbourhood density

Question 21

phonotactic probability

Answer 21

how common certain sound combinations are in words
- easier learning words with low phonotactic probability