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5 components of Language:

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  1. Phonology
  2. Morphology
  3. Semantics
  4. Syntax
  5. Pragmatics
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Phonology

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refers to the actual sound of language
(phonemes)
children learn to separate environment noise from other human created sounds like coughing

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Morphology

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refers to the structure of words

Many words are composed of multiple building blocks called morphemes

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Semantics

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refers to the association of meaning with a word
child learning that certain combination of phonemes reprint certain physical objects or events

ex: one can see this skill developing in young children as they may refer to all women as mommy.

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Syntax

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refers to how words are put together to form sentences

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Pragmatics

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refers to the dependence of language on context and preexisting knowledge
The manner in which we speak may differ depending on the audience and our relationship to that audience.

Imagine asking to share a seat on a bus. Depending on whom weak, we may word the request in wildly different ways:
To a stranger: Pardon me, do you mind if I share this seat?
To a friend: hey move over!

Pragmatics are also affected by prosody - the rhythm, cadence and inflection of our voices

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Timeline of language acquisition

9-12 months:

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babbling

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Timeline of language acquisition

12-18 months:

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about one word per month

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Timeline of language acquisition

18-20 months:

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“explosion of language” and combining words

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Timeline of language acquisition

2-3 years:

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longer sentences (3 words or more)

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Timeline of language acquisition

5 years:

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language rules largely mastered

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Error of growth

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when a child applies a grammatical rule (often a morpheme) in a situation where it does not apply

runned instead of ran
funner instead of more fun

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Nativist (Biological) Theory

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explains language acquisition as being innate and controlled by language acquisition device (LAD)

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Nativist’s believe in critical period.. critical period means:

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happens between 2years of age and puberty

states that if no language exposure occurs at this time, later training is largely ineffective

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Nativist’s believe in sensitive period.. sensitive period means:

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happens after puberty

a time when environmental input has maximal effect on the development of an ability

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Learning (Behaviorist) Theory

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proposed by B.F. Skinner through operant conditioning

explains language acquisition as being controlled by operant conditioning and reinforcement by parents and caregivers

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Social Interactionist Theory

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explains language acquisition as being caused by a motivation to communicate and interact with others

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Whorfian (linguistic relativity) hypothesis

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states that the lends through which we view and interpret the world is created by language

language affects the way we think rather than the other way around

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Speech areas in the brain are found in the _______ hemisphere

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dominant

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Broca’s area

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controls motor function of speech

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Damage in Brocas area results in

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Broca’s aphasia

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Broca’s (expressive) aphasia

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a nonfluent aphasia in which generating each word requires great effort

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Wernicke’s area

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controls language comprehension

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Damage in Wernicke’s area results in

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Wernicke’s aphasia

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Wernicke’s (repetitive) aphasia

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a fluent, nonsensical aphasia with lack of comprehension

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arcuate fasciculus

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connects the Wernicke’s area with the Broca’s area

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Damage in the arcuate fasciculus results in

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conduction aphasia

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Conduction aphasia

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when the patient is unable to repeat something that has been said because the connection between these two regions has been lost

29
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Two brain areas responsible for speech production and language comprehension:

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Broca’s area

Wernicke’s area