No Cap, Just Language
what is prelinguistic speech?
It is a forerunner of linguistic speech utterance of sounds that are not words
example: crying, cooling and babbling.
what is infinite generativity?
It’s the ability to produce an endless number of meaningful sentences, using a definitive set of words and rules.
What is Aphasia
a langauge disorder that affects speaking, understanding, reading, or writing.
What is decoding, and how does it help children learn to read?
Decoding is using letter sounds and patterns to figure out unfamiliar words.
Who is the psychologist associated with ethological theory in the presentation?
Konrad Lorenz.
what is linguistic speech?
It’s a verbal expression designed to convey meaning.
What is phonology?
it is the systematic organization of sounds used to produce language PS smallest unit of language is known as a phenome.
What organ is most commonly associated with aphasia?
The Brain.
What is the phonetic approach to teaching reading?
It emphasizes teaching children to decode unfamiliar words using letter sounds.
What is imprinting, and how does it happen?
Imprinting is instinctual learning during a critical period when a young animal attaches to the first moving object it sees, usually its mother.
what is a Holophase
It’s a single word that conveys a complete thought.
What is semantic
semantics are concerns the meaning of words science symbols in the phrase that represents them.
Which side of the brain controls language for most people?
The Left Hemisphere.
What is visual-based retrieval?
It is retrieving the sound of a printed word by recognizing the whole word visually.
What is a critical period in development?
It is a specific period when an organism is especially prepared to learn or develop something.
What is telegraphic speech?
It’s a two word sentence such as kitty tired or I hungry.
What is the language acquisition device or LAD?
It’s a hypothetical innate mental capacity proposed by linguist Noam Chomsky in the 1950s and 1960s to explain how children rapidly learn and understand native languages.
whar brain area os associated with producing speech?
Broca's area.
What is the whole-language approach to teaching reading?
It emphasizes recognizing words visually and using context clues to understand them.
Who was Genie Wiley, and how does her story relate to language development?
Genie Wiley was an American feral child who experienced severe abuse, neglect, and social isolation. Her case is connected to the debate about critical periods for language acquisition.
What is syntax ?
It’s a way words are organized in a sentence.
What is code switching?
It’s the changing of one speech to match the situation as some people who are bilingual
What brain area is associated with understanding language?
The wereicke's area.
What is the main debate behind the Reading Wars?
The debate is about whether the phonetic approach or the whole-language approach is better for teaching children to read.
What is the difference between a critical period and a sensitive period?
A critical period is a specific time when an experience must occur for typical development. A sensitive period is a time when learning is easier, but it may still happen later.