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Language comprehension
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The ability to understand the message.
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PhonologyPhoneme
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The structure of sounds that can be used to produce words.
The actual sound. "Shh, Ah, Ff, Buh" |
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Language production
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The ability to speak or use words, phrases and sentences.
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Syntax
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An acceptable arrangement of words.
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Aphasia
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A disruption of language caused by brain damage
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Broca's aphasia
Wernicke's aphasia |
Problems with producing language. (Left frontal lobe)
problems with comprehending language. (Left temporal lobe.) |
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Semantics
Morpheme |
The meaning of a word or sentence.
The smallest unit of meaning. (Mis-, -ing, -ed) |
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Representation.
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A mental sentence that has unambiguous meaning. "Woman, without her man, is a savage.""Woman: Without her, man is a savage."
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Pragmatics
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The way words in sentences can be inferred.
"Do you know where the bathroom is?" |
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Nativism (approach to language)
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The view that people are born with some knowledge of language.
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Language acquisition device (LAD)
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Noam Chomsky.
Something we're born with that already contains a set of grammatical rules common to all languages. |
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Child-directed speech
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Speech which is spoken to babies or young children. Uses short sentences, exaggerated intonation, and a high-pitched voice.
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Overextension
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An overly broad use of a word to refer to a new object or situation.
"Dog" for a dog, cat, and a horse, even a sawhorse. |
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Underextension
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An overly narrow use of a word to refer to a new object or situation
"Animal" only to dogs. |
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Grammar
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The set of rules that determines how words can be organized.
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