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| A system of communication with which we code and express feelings, thoughts, ideas and experiences. |
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Smallest significant unit.
Basic sound elements of speech.
Restrictions/patterns of combinations of phonemes within a language. |
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Smallest significant unit of meaning in a word.
CONTENT MORPHEME: main meaning of word
FUNCTION MORPHEME: grammatical purposes
Distinct- different processes in brain |
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Must have specific structure for meaning.
SYNTAX RULES- putting words into a valid order. |
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| DEFINITIONAL THEORY OF WORD MEANING |
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Mental representations of word meanings include a set of features.
Hierarchical structure.
animal-dog-coquer |
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Categorization formed on average.
High vs. Low prototypicality
'Family resemblances' Wittgenstein |
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Definition: some features necessary
Prototypical: some features not essential but make object more prototypical
boundaries not defined |
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Language entirely determines thought.
Thoughts constrained by availability of concept
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Language PRODUCTION
preserved ability to understand.
*Mostly frontal lobe- MCA stroke* |
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Language UNDERSTANDING
Fluent language
*Posterior damage- MCA stroke* |
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| Evolutionary Perspective of language |
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Sacrificar structura de la mandibula- dientes más apretados, más probabilidad de atragantarse.
PERO- lengua nos ayuda a sobrevivir- si hay peligro, reducir conflicto |
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Locution: literal meaning
Illocution: intended meaning
Perlocution: uninteded meaning |
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| Theory of Conversational Implicature |
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Grice, 1975
-Cooperation with rules to make communication work.
-Structure our communication knowing that others share same communication rules. |
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Features that accompany speech
eg. volume, stress, pitch |
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SAL
Syntax- arrangement of words- different ways of asking/saying the same thing according to dialect.
Accent- 'defines' where from, social class, in/formal...
Lexicon- vocabulary- different words meaning the same thing depending on person/dialect.
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| Difference in language are a marker for women's subordinate social status. |
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Adopting speech to context to maximise from situation.
Speech Association Theory (Giles)- alter our speech to meet goals.
-Speech convergence: shift of speech style to that of listener- increases approval and liking. |
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Usually report more stereotype-relevant information.
Serial Production Paredigm- tendency for only stereotypical information to survive. |
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Non-verbal communication
Person Perception |
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| Gender, Dominance, Relationship (status), Personality |
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