Aspects of Language Knowledge
Levels of Language Knowledge
Language Theories
Brain in Language Development
Patterns of Interaction
100
Refers to the word labels that specify concepts and also to the semantic networks that represent the interrelations between concepts
What is Semantic Knowledge?
100
Linguistic, Metalinguistic, Metalinguistic Verbalization
What are the 3 levels of language knowledge?
100
Emphasizes inborn or innate human capabilities as being responsible for language development
What is Nativist theory?
100
The field of research that has focused on the study of "language in the brain"
What is Neurolinguistics?
100
A circular sharing and exchanging of the roles of speaker and listener
What is Communication Loop?
200
Thought to be cognitive structures in our memory that organize our conceptual knowledge
What is Schemata?
200
The "know-how" of being able to use language in communicative contexts
What is Linguistic Level of Language Knowledge?
200
Inborn, language-specific mechanism
What is a Language Acquisition Device?
200
The area of interconnection between the axon terminal of one cell body and the dendrites of another cell body
What is Synapse?
200
Distinctive and serves to enhance language development
What is Child-Directed Speech?
300
The specific ways of using language differently in different settings
What is Register?
300
Conscious awareness of specific features within the aspects of language knowledge
What is Metalinguistic Level of Language Knowledge?
300
An awareness that an object continues to exist even when it is out of sight
What is Object Permanence?
300
During the maturation and growth of the brain, each of the hemispheres develops certain cognitive functions
What is Lateralization?
300
Routinized, repeated interaction between an adult and a child
What is Communication Loop?
400
Include prefixes, such as un- and suffixes such as -ness
What is Derivational Morphemes?
400
The level of language most used by late kindergarteners and primary school-aged children
What is Verbalization of Metalinguistic Knowledge?
400
Vygotsky played a big role in this language theory.
What is Interactionist Perspective?
400
Cerebral Cortex, Cerebellum
What are the main parts of the brain?
400
Can focus on clarifying something the child said or can focus on asking the child to repeat what was said earlier
What is Questioning?
500
No single aspect of language knowledge exists or is acquired in isolation from the other aspects
What is Interrelation of the 5 Aspects of Language Knowledge?
500
Evident when a child can use appropriate plural forms of nouns or use prefixes and suffixes
What is Morphemic Knowledge at the Linguistic Level?
500
Reinforcement that takes the role of attention, repetition, and approval
What is Operant Conditioning?
500
Carry information away from the cell
What are Axons?
500
Used to "fill out" what a child says or a way to model a more complex syntax, morphology, semantics, and correct pronunciation
What is Expansion or Recasting
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