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| the smallest unit of recognizable speech |
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| the smallest meaningful unit of language |
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| how phonemes can be combined |
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| a set of rules for language |
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| how morphemes can be combined |
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| how words can be combined |
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| the meaning of a sentence |
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At birth, infants can distinguish all contrasting sounds in all human languages (LOST AFTER 6 MONTHS OLD)
Vocal production takes longer to develop, starting with babbling and progressing to speech sounds |
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| Language is learned through reinforcement of responses (OPERANT CONDITIONING) |
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| Language is an innate, biological capacity |
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| Interactionist explanations |
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| The interaction of innate capacities and social environment best explains language development |
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| left frontal cortex. speech production |
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| left temporal cortex. speech perception |
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| difficulty in producing or comprehending language |
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| the fact that children can map a word onto an underlying concept after only a single exposure |
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| Speech that is devoid of function morphemes and consists mostly of content words |
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| Language acquisition device |
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| a collection of processes that facilitate language learning |
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