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Thinking and Language Development

Thinking and Language Development

Language z. Language your spoken, written, or gestured works and the way we combine

Language z. Language your spoken, written, or gestured works and the way we combine them to communicate meaning

Language Structure z Phoneme yin a spoken language, the smallest distinctive sound unit z

Language Structure z Phoneme yin a spoken language, the smallest distinctive sound unit z Morpheme yin a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning ymay be a word or a part of a word (such as a prefix)

Language Structure z Grammar ya system of rules in a language that enables us

Language Structure z Grammar ya system of rules in a language that enables us to communicate with and understand others y. Semantics xthe set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences in a given language y. Syntax xthe rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences in a given language

Language Development z. Babbling Stage ybeginning at 3 to 4 months ythe stage of

Language Development z. Babbling Stage ybeginning at 3 to 4 months ythe stage of speech development in which the infant spontaneously utters various sounds at first unrelated to the household language z. One-Word Stage yfrom about age 1 to 2 ythe stage in speech development during which a child speaks mostly in single words

Language Development z. Two-Word Stage ybeginning about age 2 ythe stage in speech development

Language Development z. Two-Word Stage ybeginning about age 2 ythe stage in speech development during which a child speaks mostly two-word statements z. Telegraphic Speech yearly speech stage in which the child speaks like a telegram – “go car” – using mostly nouns and verbs and omitting “auxiliary” words

Language Development Summary of Language Development Month (approximate) Stage 4 Babbles many speech sounds.

Language Development Summary of Language Development Month (approximate) Stage 4 Babbles many speech sounds. 10 Babbling reveals households language. 12 One-word stage. 24 Two-world, telegraphic speech. 24+ Language develops rapidly into Complete sentences.

Theories of Language Development z. Skinner: Operant learning z. Chomsky: Inborn Universal Grammar z.

Theories of Language Development z. Skinner: Operant learning z. Chomsky: Inborn Universal Grammar z. Cognitive Neuroscientists: Statistical Learning

Language Development Environment spoken language heard provides input to Genes Brain design Mechanisms for

Language Development Environment spoken language heard provides input to Genes Brain design Mechanisms for understanding and producing language Behavior Mastery of native language

Thinking and Language z. Linguistic Relativity y. Whorf’s hypothesis that language determines the way

Thinking and Language z. Linguistic Relativity y. Whorf’s hypothesis that language determines the way we think

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