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| the idea that an infinite numner of ideas can be expressed with an inifinte number of sentences from our finite number of words |
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| the smallest sound in a language, they distinguish meaning |
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| acquisition of knowledge about the sound system of a language |
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| combinations of phonemes, smallest units of meaning |
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| the learning of the system for expressing meaning |
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| rules in a language that govern how words can be put together and in what order |
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| the acquisition of knowledge about how a language is used |
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| understanding of the function and properties of a language |
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| the specific tone of voice and facial expressions that adults use when talking to babies |
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| the characterisitc pattern with which a lang is spoken |
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| the perception of distinct categories of speech sounds |
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| the length of time between when air passes through the lips and when the vocal chords start vibrating |
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| associating words with meaning |
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| the period when children use only one word at a time |
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| applying a word to a broader context than is appropriate |
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| the strategies that young children enilst in beginning to speak |
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| referential (analytical) style |
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| a speech strategy that uses the analysis of a speech stream into phonetic sounds |
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| expressive (holistic) style |
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| a speech strategy that analyzes the speech stream as a whole, as a pattern |
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| this speech strategy is used by children who speak quite late in development but have an extensive vocabulary |
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| the process of rapidly learning new words based on juxtaposition with familiar words |
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| aspects of the social context used for word learning |
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| the strategy of using the context of a sentence to determine meaning |
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| the term for children's generic first two word sentences |
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| speech errors that occur when children treat irregular forms of words as regular forms |
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| the tendency for children to talk to one another in disjointed topics of conversation |
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| five year olds are able to talk about the past in this story form |
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| a set of highly abstract and unconscious rules for lang |
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| the idea that the brain contains a separate, innate lang module |
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| a type of information processing that emph the simultaneous activity of interconnected units |
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| the idea that a symbolic artifact must be mentally represented both as an object and a symbol at the same time |
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