language acquisition

language acquisition

1. basic components of language

   • words & symbols that represent obje

2. what needs to be mastered

   • most fundamental system involves eg view, re, pre,
     • basic units of sound that can change the meaning of a word
     • PHONEMES
   • morphemes
     • the basic unit of meaning that exist in a word
   • syntax
     • the systematic rules for forming sentences
       • how sentences are formed to make them meaningful
   • semantics
     • moving beyond the literal meaning of a word
   • pragmatics
     • rules of how language is used in different social contexts, when to say what to whom to communicate effectively by taking into account the listener  saying something politely
   • PROSODY
     • How sounds are produced RAISING THE voice Pitch
     • is the MELODY