3.5 AP Psych communication and language

Phomenes

the smallest individual sounds in any language (like what you say when you sound out words)

Morphemes

the smallest unit of meaning in a language (root words, prefixes, suffixes)

Syntax

The aspect. of grammar that refers to the rules used to put words in the correct order in a sentence.

Semantics

The component of language that provides both the meaning of words and how words combine to form meaning.

cooing

involves the soft vowel like sounds produced by babies when they appear happy or content

Babbling

involves constant like sounds and begins around six months

One word stage

when children communicate using single words that often convey complex ideas. This is typical from 10-18 months.

Telegraphic speech

involves the first multi word speech consisting of two or three word expressions typical from 18-30 months.

Overgenerlization

Characteristic error when learning a language in which individuals apply gramar rules to broadly.