Music & Language
What musical element helps infants detect patterns in language before they even understand words?
Rhythm or (melody/repetition)
Before babies say real words, they make repetitive sounds like "ba-ba-ba" or "ma-ma-ma." What is this stage called?
Babbling
This is the term for switching the way you speak depending on who you're talking to - like texting a friend vs. a job interview.
Code-Switching.
Originally, the word "trauma" referred to this type of injury.
Physical Injury.
Parents naturally use this slower, higher-pitched way of speaking when talking to babies.
Infant-directed speech (Baby Talk)
When a toddler sentence, like saying "milk" to mean "I want milk," this is called a what?
Holophrase
Chomsky believed humans are born withh this built-in mental took that helps children naturally learn language.
Language Acquisition Device (LAD)
What generation popularized psychological terms like "triggered, toxic, and trauma" in everyday language?
Gen Z
This is the ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds in words, which songs and nursery rhymes help build.
Phonological Awareness.
When a child calls every four-legged animal "doggie," this is an example of what?
Overextension
According to Hockett's design features, this means speakers hear and monitor everything they say at the exact moment they say it.
Total Feedback.
These two things are the main reasons the word "trauma" has become so common in everyday language today.
Mental health awareness and social media.
Music and language share many of these mental processes,
Cognitive Processes.
At around 18 months, children start combining two words like "mommy go" or "want cookie." What is this type of speech called?
Telegraphic Speech.
This Hockett feature explains why language is passed down socially and culturally, not genetically.
Traditional Transmission.
When a word expands to be used in more situations AND for less severe experiences over time, this is called what?
Semantic Inflation.