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8667633606Languagemeans of communication0
8667633621Phonemessmallest unit of sounds in language; in every language; Ex: "th" and "b"1
866765019940about the number of phonemes in English language2
8667643076Morphemessmallest unit of MEANINGFUL sound in language; in every language; Ex: words like "a" or "but" or prefixes and suffixes3
8667658470Grammarrules of a language4
8667660491Syntax (Grammar)order of words in a language; Ex: English vs. Spanish syntax5
8667666569Social Learning Theorybaby may imitate parent; watching and learning a language from someone else -if reinforced to say words, the will continue to say them -if punished when saying words, they will stop saying them6
8667679108B.F. Skinnercreator of Social Learning Theory; from Behaviorist School7
8667684040Chomsky's Theory / Nativist Theorylearn language too quickly for it to be through reinforcement and punishment; learn language at an early age; older we get, the harder it is to learn a new language8
8667699603Inborn Universal Language Acquisition Devicepart of Chomsky's Theory9
8667704322Whorf's Linguistic Relativitylanguage determines the way we think; Ex: Hope tribe has no form of past tense in language, so they don't think in the past10

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