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Science of Language

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An intro to the science of Language
1. Define language, linguistics, and psycholinguistics 2. Explain and provide examples of the defining features of language. 3. Describe the different levels of analysis we can use to study language. 4. Explain why speech perception is a hard problem, and ways that the
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Language Development
1. Explain why speech perception is a hard problem, and ways that the brain/mind solves it. 2. Describe the methods used to study speech perception in infants. 3. Provide experimental evidence that infant brains are adapted for language learning. 4. Identify the typical stages in child language development.
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Animal Language and Communication
1. Evaluate claims that human language is “innate”. 2. Explain what we learn about language through studies of home sign and Nicaragua Sign Language. 3. Describe attempts to teach human language to primates. 4. Contrast human language to animal communication systems. ◦ Honey Bees ◦ Songbirds ◦ Dolphins
15  cards
Is Language Really Arbitrary?
Why is it helpful to have an arbi...,
What is a feature of language tha...,
What are ideophones
9  cards
Large Language models
How do neural networks aim to emu...,
What do classifier networks do,
How do we build a classifier
18  cards
Language, Mind, and Culture
What is language,
Ferdinand de saussure,
Benjamin lee whorf
11  cards
Te Reo and Mind
What is matauranga,
What is a way in which matauranga...,
What is tikanga
21  cards

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