7A. The Elements of Language
Cards (45)
- How does the Oxford English Dictionary define language?
- What are the two main components of language according to the definition?
- What method do honeybees use to communicate food presence?
- How do birds communicate to attract mates?
- What type of communication do dolphins use?
- What do vervet monkeys use to communicate danger?
- What unique ability do African grey parrots have?
- How is human language more complex than animal communication?
- What are the societal functions of speech and language?
- What does rapid language acquisition in babies suggest?
- What forms does human communication include?
- What is the role of written language?
- What is the speech chain?
- What do visual cues from facial movements provide?
- What are phonemes?
- How many phonemes exist in English?
- How can the letter 'c' have different sounds?
- How does changing a single phoneme affect words?
- What is the McGurk effect?
- What are morphemes?
- What does the prefix 'dys-' indicate?
- What does the suffix '-ed' do to a verb?
- What does the suffix '-ing' do to a word?
- What does syntax refer to?
- What is the typical syntax structure in English?
- Can grammatically correct sentences be nonsensical?
- How can syntax introduce ambiguity?
- What does semantics refer to?
- How does pragmatics affect word meaning?
- How does intonation convey meaning?
- How is language acquisition described?
- How many words do children learn by age 6?
- How many words do teenagers know by age 18?
- What ability do babies have regarding sounds?
- When is the ability to discriminate sounds lost?
- What did Noam Chomsky propose in 1959?
- What is the language acquisition device?
- What did Chomsky believe about language acquisition stages?
- What evidence supports innate language abilities in children?
- Who was Genie Wiley?