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What is the effect of damage to Broca's area?
Difficulty producing speech (expressive aphasia).
What is the effect of damage to Wernicke's area?
Difficulty understanding language (receptive aphasia).
What is the effect of overgeneralization in language development?
Children make grammatical errors, such as saying 'I goed' instead of 'I went'.
How does the language a person speaks affect their thinking, according to the Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis?
The language influences their perception of the world and how they categorize and understand concepts.
What is the cause of telegraphic speech?
It is a normal stage of language development where children use essential nouns and verbs to communicate.
What is the effect of a rich lexicon on communication?
More precise and nuanced communication, allowing for a greater range of expression.
What is the cause of babbling in infants?
Infants are experimenting with phonemes from all languages as a natural part of language development.
What is the effect of a critical period on language acquisition?
If language exposure is limited during this period, full language proficiency may be difficult to achieve.
What is the effect of mastering syntax on language proficiency?
Enables the construction of grammatically correct and understandable sentences.
What is the relationship between phonemes and morphemes?
Morphemes are often composed of a combination of phonemes, with most morphemes combining 2-3 phonemes.
What is the effect of bilingualism on cognitive flexibility?
Speaking multiple languages can increase cognitive flexibility and provide more perspectives.
What is Syntax?
The rules for ordering words in a sentence; the grammar of sentence structure.
What is Grammar?
The complete set of rules governing a language, including word endings and sentence structure.
What is Semantics?
The study of meaning in language; what words mean, not just what they are.
What is Lexicon?
A person's vocabulary; their personal dictionary of known words.
What are Phonemes?
The basic sound units of language; the building blocks of spoken words.
What are Morphemes?
The smallest units of language that carry meaning; can be whole words, prefixes, or suffixes.
What is telegraphic speech?
Two-word stage speech using essential nouns and verbs.
What is Overgeneralization?
Applying grammar rules too broadly, leading to errors.
What is Aphasia?
Language impairment caused by damage to Broca's or Wernicke's area.
What is Expressive Aphasia?
Difficulty speaking due to damage in Broca's area.
What is Receptive Aphasia?
Difficulty understanding language due to damage in Wernicke's area.
What are the stages of language acquisition?
Babbling stage, one-word stage, two-word stage, telegraphic speech, full sentences.