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Cards In This Set
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Phonology
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Refers to the rules governing the structure and sequence of speech
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Semantics
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The way underlying concepts are expressed in words and word combinations
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Grammar
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Syntax: which is words are arranged into sentencesMorphology: the use of grammatical markers indicating number, tense, case, person, gender, active, or passive voice, and other meanings
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Pragmatics
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Refers to the rules for engaging in appropriate and effective communication
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Skinner/ Behaviorists
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Language is acquired like any other behavior, operant conditioning
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Chomsky/ nativist
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That language is etched into our brain
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Brocas Area
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Located in the left frontal lobe, supports grammatical processing and language production
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Wernicke's Area
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Located in the left temporal lobe, plays a role in comprehending word meaning
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Phonemes
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The smallest unit of sound that signal change in meaning
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Categorial Speech Perception
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Tendency to percieve as identical range of sounds that belong to the same phonemic class
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Protodeclaritive
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Baby points to or touches or holds up an object while looking at others to make sure they notice
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Protoimperative
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Baby gets another person to do something by reaching, pointing, and often making sounds at the same time
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Comprehension
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The language they understand develops ahead of production, the language they use
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Fast mapping
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Children can connect a new word with an underlying concept after only a brief encounter
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Referential Style
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Most toddlers use this; vocab consists mostly of words that refer to objects
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