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1
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What is a phoneme

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smallest phonological unit that can have meaning

2
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What did Kuhl et al (2008) do and find to do with language learning

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tested infants with native and non native sounds

performance on the tasks predicted better language abilities later. lose ability to hear non native sounds at 1 year

3
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What is Perceputal Magnet Neural Commitment Theory

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create sound maps of their native language

use them to tune the brain in to the native language

4
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What is a problem with learning words

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Segmentation - when listening to people talk cannot tell where words end

5
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What are 2 solutions to the problem of learning words

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  1. Infant directed speech

2. Deducting statistical irregularities

6
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What is infant directed speech

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Higher frequency

Longer duration

Elongated vowels

7
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What are 4 methods to studying language production

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  1. Eye tracking
  2. Event related potentials
  3. Picture pointing
  4. Diary studies
8
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What are a con and pro of diary studies

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Pro - can be used as a predictor for later behaviour

Con - subjective

9
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What have ETPs about language development

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Tied to brain development rather than age