language
where is tanzida from?
Bangladesh
who was a believer in the behaviorist theory?
BF Skinner
why is introspection not a reliable study?
varies from person to person
uncontrolled
name a Taylor Swift song starting with the letter 'R'
ready for it, red, ronan, run, right where you left me
what is speech?
a verbal means of communicating
NO, communication requires a sender and receiver, language can be when you're talking to yourself
what does the nativist theory state?
children need negative and positive evidence to learn language
what are experiments?
well-controlled studies in a lab that do not reflect real life
what is the outer surface of the brain called?
cerebral cortex
what are phones?
any distinct speech sound produced by the human vocal tract
what are suprasegmentals?
nonverbal components that accompany spoken language that can change meaning
what rapper interrupted taylor swift at the 2009 VMAs?
Kanye West
what are corpus studies
multiple subjects where all speech is recorded at a particular interval
what are the mounds and valleys called?
gyri, sulci
what is phonology?
the sound system of language
what is the difference between descriptive and prescriptive grammar?
prescriptive grammar is formal, standard english
descriptive grammar is informal language
what is universal grammar?
what is sampling frequency?
how frequently you take samples for a study
what is Broca's area responsible for?
speech production
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
What Lynyrd Skynyrd song did Bailey listen to on repeat while making this Jeppy?
Free Bird
what are allophones?
the different variations/pronunciations of a single phoneme
what is the problem with the nativist approach?
there is no evidence of deep structure
recursion isn't unique to humans
we can learn language based on positive evidence alone
what are special cases in language study?
unique insights into language learning that challenge conventional theories
what does the axon of a neuron do?
sends a signal away from the cell body
what are pidgin and creole?
pidgin is simplified language created from a blend of two languages
creole is evolved from pidgin and has its own grammar and cultural significance