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Language -AP Psyc Flashcards

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12306354941PhonemesSmallest unit of sound0
12306363093MorphemesThe smallest units of meaning in a language.1
12306375389SyntaxThe arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language2
12306383543Language ProductionSpeaking (or writing or signing) to others3
12306396226Language AcquisitionThe capacity to perceive and comprehend language, as well as to produce and use words and sentences to communicate4
12306416245OvergeneralizationThe process of extending the application of a rule to items that are excluded from it in the language norm. For example: when a child uses the regular past tense verb ending -ed of forms like I walked to produce forms like "I goed" or "I rided"5
12306442101Linguistic Relativity HypothesisThe theory that thought processes and concepts are controlled by language6
12306451623Nativist Theory of Language Acquisition (Chomsky)A theory that suggests we are born with something in our genes that allows us to learn language, proposes that there is a theoretical language acquisition device (LAD) in our brains that is responsible for learning a language the same way the hypothalamus is used to maintain body temperature7
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