Terms
Concepts
Concepts
100
The rules and conventions of grammar that govern the order of words in phrases, clauses, and sentences
What is syntax
100
Begin with auditory input and end with formation of mental concept represented by word(s) Linear and flows from bottom to top but flow from top to bottom is possible Has to address the various stages of sound interpretation
What are the components of speaking and understanding language?
100
The more conversations with children the larger vocabularies they will form Less learned words the larger the gap Size of mental lexicon will be determined by the amount of learned words Affects children ability to read
What is the importance of number of vocabulary words children learn?
200
The study of how meaning of a language is derived from words and other text forms
What is semantics
200
Most basic type of language comprehension Sentence is clear and unambiguous Ex. “I need a haircut.” Interpretation is unmistakable Knows exactly what speaker means No need for interpretations or elaboration
What is explicit instruction
300
The smallest meaningful units into words can be separated ex. in-describ-able un-counscious-ness
What is morphemes
300
 Requires the listener to make inferences about what the speaker meant Difficult for young children Ex. “Vegetables are good for you” Context clues help with inferred comprehension Interpretations that can vary
What is implicit instruction?
400
The smallest unit of sound that makes up a spoken language EX. go - /guh/ /oh/ 44 phonemes in English language *some phonemes are represented by more than 1 letter*
What is Phonemes
400
Both languages are active in the brain even when only one language is spoken Bilinguals rarely make random errors of language when they speak Target and non target vocabulary compete to be the selected word
How do the two languages interact during speech?
500
Spoken word Acoustic analysis and decoding Phonological coding auditory word form activated lexicon recognizes word syntactic and semantic networks activated concept formation
What are the Levels of Language Comprehension?
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