Language - Lecture 7

Name some uses of language in humans

Key features of language

Name some more universally agreed factors about language

What is syntax?

What is a morpheme?

What is a phoneme?

What is a grapheme?

What does psycho-linguistics examine?

What does the term grammar mean when used by linguists?

What is recursion?

How did Chomsky argue that babies learnt language?

Similarities of language acquisition accross cultures

Two similarities between all languages

What were the two significant differences between Nim, the monkey's, learning of words and a human child

What is a lexicon

Name the 6 types of ambiguity in language

What is prosody?

What study did Ashby & Clifton (2005) conduct?

What have studies shown influences the speed of naming words?

What is the interactive activation model?

What is one criticism of the interactive activation model?

When is a sentence interpreted?

What are two types of language comprehension?

What study did Erickson & Mattson, 1981 carry out?

Who asked the question ''How fast were the cars going when they smashed into/hit/collided with/bumped/contacted each other?''

What does the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis state?

Danai speakers who only conceptualize colour as light to dark and native English speakers were asked to group red, blue and green counters. What were the results?

Is Gordon's 2004 study for or against the strong view of Sapir-Worf hypothesis?

Is Heider's 1972 study for or against the strong view of Sapir-Worf hypothesis?

What study did Davies (1998) carry out?

Is Boroditsky for or against the weak view of the Sapir-Worf Hypothesis?

Is Davies (1998) for or against the weak view of the Sapir-Worf Hypothesis?

Name 3 difficulties with testing the effect of language on cognition

What did Boroditsky, 2001 do?

What did Boroditsky's study tell us about how language influences thought?