language fundamentals
What is a phoneme?
What is the basic unit of spoken language that includes sounds like "a," "k," and "th"?
What is syntax?
This refers to the grammatical rules that govern how words are organized into sentences.
Who is Noam Chomsky?
This influential linguist introduced the concepts of deep and surface structure in language.
What are negatives?
Sentences that contain these elements, such as "not" or "against," typically require more processing time.
What is the Cognitive-Functional Approach?
This approach emphasizes the function of human language in everyday life as a means to communicate meaning.
What is a morpheme?
This term refers to the basic unit of meaning, such as “re-” in "reactivate."
What is semantics?
This aspect of psycholinguistics examines the meanings of words and sentences.
What are transformational rules?
These rules convert deep structure into surface structure, allowing for different writing styles.
What is morphology?
The study of how we create words by combining morphemes is known as this.
What is pragmatics?
Knowledge about the social rules that govern language interactions is called this.
What is positive information?
According to Clark and Chase (1972), we handle this type of information better than negative information.
What is grammar?
This term refers to the study of word structure and how it forms sentences
What are hypotheses?
Chomsky's theory proposes that young language learners make only a limited number of these about their language's structure.