6: language development

Question 1

symbols

Answer 1

systems for representing thoughts, feelings and knowledge for communicating with others.

for children to learn a language, they have to be symbol-minded

Question 2

when do children master the basic structure of their native language?

Answer 2

5y

Question 3

what does using language involve?

Answer 3

language comprehension & language production

Question 4

generativity

Answer 4

finite set of words can be used to generate an infinite number of sentences.

Question 5

phonemes

Answer 5

elementary units of sound in a language (without meaning)

Question 6

morpheme

Answer 6

smallest unit of meaning in a language
(eg. adding s implies plurality, ed= past tense)

dog= 1 morpheme
dogs= 2 morphemes