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Ling Final 4
Washu linguistics kessler
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Biochemistry
Undergraduate 2
05/06/2011

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Metaphor
Definition
X is like Y (iconic)
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Metonymy
Definition
x is associated with y (indexical) (to sleep with)
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Synecdoche
Definition
x is part of y (ranch hands, a set of wheels, plastic)
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Holophrastic
Definition
Single word that the child intends to be a complete proposition, question, or command.
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Broca's Area
Definition
Syntax - On frontal Lobe. Delay in forming words, difficulty coming up with words for things, lack of grammatical morphemes.
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Wernickes Area
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Semantic memory - TEMPORAL LOBE. speech is fast and fluid but content is wrong.
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Naturalistic Study
Definition
observes children's linguistic behaviors, transcriptions are made. CHILDES
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Ambient Language
Definition
children prefer to listen to this, it is the language spoken by their caregivers
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displacement
Definition
humans can talk about things that are not in their immediate environment. Honeybees can talk about flowers that are out of sight. Vervet monkeys warn about predators that aren't there to trick them into leaving.
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