Rules
The reason we typically state "Karen went fishing."
What is Syntax?
It's all communication without set rules.
What do early forms of communications have in common?
Approximately 10-20 words
How many words does a neonate know at birth?
This is why body language is not really a language.
What is a language that's missing a grammar?
Lifespan Development
What theoretical form of developmental psychology are we studying?
This quality of speech helps you to be clear and understandable when you speak.
What is Semantics?
It's easier for babies to make 'da' sounds than 'ma' sounds.
Why do babies often say "Da-da" before "Ma-ma?"
Around 50 new words a year.
How many words do we add to our vocabulary a year after we are no longer in an educational environment?
Behavior model
Which language theory is based on the modeling and shaping of language?
Growth spurts
What is an example of stage development?
The set of rules that govern a language.
Grammar
When a baby is making a long string of repeated sounds, and their parent/caregiver repeats it back and models a more condensed version, the parent/caregiver is practicing ________.
What is shaping?
Productive vocabulary
What are the words we typically use?
Language Acquisition Device
What does Chomsky's LAD stand for?
David
What is your instructor's preferred name?
Linguists believe we learn this aspect of language naturally.
What is grammar?
One is a single utterance of a consonant-vowel combination; the other is repeated utterances of a consonant-vowel combination.
What is the difference between cooing and babbling?
Receptive vocabulary
What are the words we understand though might not use?
We are genetically primed to learn language.
What does Chomsky theorize about language development?
Science is based off of research, not your feelings.
Why is data more important than personal opinions?
We speak differently with our friends than we do with our parents, employers, or strangers.
What is Pragmatics?
This is our first form of learned communication.
What is smiling?
9 new words a day on average.
How many words does a child learn between 18 months and 6-years-old?
LAD
This cognitive structure disappears by age 1.
Nothing! People are just to different.
What can we prove in psychology?