AP Psychology: Unit 7 Part 5
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Language Structure and Theories of Language Development
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language
our spoken, written, or signed words and the ways we combine them to communicate meaning
phoneme
in a language, the smallest distinctive sound unit
morpheme
in a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning; may be a word or a part of a word
grammar
in a language, a system of rules that enables us to communicate with and understand others
semantics
in a language, the set of rules for deriving meaning from sounds
syntax
in a language, the set of rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences
critical period
a specific, limited time frame early in an organism’s life during which exposure to certain environmental stimuli is essential for normal development
Genie
a prominent, tragic case study used to analyze language acquisition, cognitive development, and the "critical period" hypothesis
linguistic determinism
Whorf’s hypothesis that language determines the way we think
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