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chapter 11

Language

TermDefinition
lexicon words of a language
semantics meaning of a language
grammer the set of rules that are used to convey meaning in a language
syntax way words are organized into sentences
chomsky idea language is a part of human nature
skinners idea humans learn language through classical conditioning and operant conditioning
word frequency effect we respond more rapidly to high frequency words
speech segmentation perceiving individual words from continuous flow of speech signal
transitional probabilities the chances that one will follow another sound
McGurk Effect occurs when speech perception is influenced by both auditory and visual stimuli
parsing is the mental grouping of words in a sentence into phrases, which determines its meaning
garden path sentences appear to mean one thing at first but then meaning something else
temporary ambiguity is like a moment of confusion in a story
garden path model of parsing emphasizes the use of synaptic principles in parsing
late closure new words are attached to the current clause as long as possible
constraint-based approach proposes that semantics, syntax, and other factors operate simultaneously to determine parsing
influences on parsing words you know, sentence rules, and what makes sense
anaphoric inference connects to an object or person in one sentence to an object or person in another sentence
instrument inference an assumption about a tool or method used
casual inference results in the conclusion that the events described in one clause/sentence were caused by events from a previous clause/sentence
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