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Form of communication
system of symbols |
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Symbolic
Structure
Generative |
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sounds, writen signs, gestures to refer to objects, events, etc..
-allows us to form and transfer mental representations |
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| rules that govern how symbols can be combined to create meaningful communication units |
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| its symbols can be combined to generate an almost infinte number of messages that can have novel meanings |
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ways symbols are combined
Syntax: rules of combination
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underlying meaning of combined symbols
semantics: rules for connecting symbols to what they represent |
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| LAD (Language Aquisition Device) |
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evidence of biological foundation for language
-children tend to pick up first language
-enivironment important but cant ecplain all of language development |
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incorrectly using a word to describe wider set
age 1-2.5 |
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incorrectly use a word to describe a narrow set
-child uses "doll" for favorite doll |
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| resembles old fashioned telegrams that use as few words as possible |
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| grammatical rules are incorrectly generalized to irregular cases where they do not apply |
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characteristic feature found in all natural languages
e.g. plurality possession etc |
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| caused by brain damage to the brains of people who already know how to read |
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| reading diffuculties that become apparent when children are learing how to read |
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