AP Psych: Language Development Flashcards
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| 3889189918 | Phonemes | smallest distinctive sound (b,a,ch) | 0 | |
| 3889195506 | Morpheme | smallest unit of language that carries meaning (pre, ed, I) | 1 | |
| 3889199579 | Grammar | system of rules in a given langauge | 2 | |
| 3889200603 | Semantics | set of rules we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences | 3 | |
| 3889204794 | Syntax | rules we use to order words into sentences | 4 | |
| 3889206929 | Receptive Language | children's language development moves from simplicity to complexity | 5 | |
| 3889209713 | Productive Language | ability to produce words | 6 | |
| 3889214937 | Babbling Stage | beginning at 4 months, infant utters various sounds | 7 | |
| 3889217288 | One-word Stage | 12 months, speaks in single words | 8 | |
| 3889220552 | Two-word Stage | age 2, child speaks in 2 word statements | 9 | |
| 3889222618 | Linguistic Determinism | Whorf's hypothesis that language determines the way we think | 10 |