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15 Cards in this Set
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Define Semantics
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2 component of language; involves vocabulary - the way underlying concepts are expressed in words and word combinations
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Define Grammar
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3rd component of language; consists of 2 main parts the syntax (rules of which words are arragned into sentences) and morphology(the use of grammatical markers that indicate number, tense, case, etc)
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What is the Behaviorist perspective on language?
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Its through operant conditioning. They imitate and then reinforce.
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Whats the language acquistion device?
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an innate system the permits them, as soon as they have acquired sufficient vocabulary, to combine words into grammatically consistent, novel utterances and to understand the meaning of sentences they hear.
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Define joint attention
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Child attends to the same object or event as the caregiver
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Development of language interatction in the first couple months
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in order for infants to further their speech, they must hear human speech.
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Effects of learning a second language
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have better analytical reasoning, improved concept formation, greater cognitive felxibility, enhanced reading achievement
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Overextension
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applying a word to a broader collection of objects and events than is appropriate.
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Underextension
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they may apply words too narrowly
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Overregularization
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Application of regular grammatical rules to words that are exceptions
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Coining
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Children discover more specialized wording such as adding -er
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Telegraphic Speech
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Children's two word utterances, that like a telegram, leave out smaller and less important words
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Syntactic Bootstrapping
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Children discover many word meanings by observing how words are used in syntax, or the structure of sentences.
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Metaphors
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metaphors they use are based largely on concrete, sensory comparisons.
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Fastmapping
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children can connect a new word with an underlying concept after only a brief encounter
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