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Species universal Species specific |
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| Distinguished aspects of language |
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Arbituary (Symbolic) Displaces through time and space Endlessly reproductive |
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| Grammar--rules of a language |
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Phonology Phonemes (sounds) Words Syntax (sentences) Semantics (meaning) |
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| Language is critical to thinking |
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Hellen Keller Whorfian Hypothesis Learning a second langauge |
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Language acquisition Learning theory |
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Trial and error Reinforcement Problems Rapidity and ease Critical period Over-regularization |
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Language acquisition Chomsky's alternative |
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| Language acquisition is built into the human brain |
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