Unit 2: NORMAL Development Of Speech And Language
Katherine Polzin
Unit 2-CMD 160 Online
NORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
The reading assignment for this unit is chapters 3 and 7 in Plante and Beeson. You might want to look at other sources, as well. This unit will be worth 50 points and is due at 11:30 PM on Sunday, February 10th. Respond to the following questions:
1. In reference to the nature of sound, define: frequency, amplitude (intensity), rarefaction, compression, equilibrium. a. Frequency: The number of cycles per second of a sound wave; perceived as pitch. b. Amplitude (intensity): A measure o the magnitude or pressure of a sound wave; perceived as loudness. c. Compression & Rarefaction: As sound energy travels, molecules bump up …show more content…
Explain two theories or approaches to language acquisition. a. Learning theory says that language is learned based on reinforced and encouraged behavior. This theory suggests that children are encouraged to continue developing speech until it has reached perfection. b. The Nativist approach says that children are preset by their genetics to learn a language. This theory says that we are all born with the skills to learn all the specific characteristics of a language on our own.
8. Define: linguistic competence, linguistic performance. a. Linguistic Competence: Is the ability to understand and speak any number of combinations of internalized language. b. Linguistic performance: The behavior of actually producing the language.
9. What is meant by discussing language in terms of form, content, and use? a. Form in language refers to phonology, syntax and morphology, content is the actual meaning of the words and use involves the skill and the purpose for the communication.
10. Given the number of ways a message can be perceived, the probability of distortion of a given message is high. Many factors other than the words and their definitions come into play during the course of a conversation. In reference to a verbal conversation being held between two people, discuss the terms paralinguistics, nonlinguistics, and
Unit 2-CMD 160 Online
NORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
The reading assignment for this unit is chapters 3 and 7 in Plante and Beeson. You might want to look at other sources, as well. This unit will be worth 50 points and is due at 11:30 PM on Sunday, February 10th. Respond to the following questions:
1. In reference to the nature of sound, define: frequency, amplitude (intensity), rarefaction, compression, equilibrium. a. Frequency: The number of cycles per second of a sound wave; perceived as pitch. b. Amplitude (intensity): A measure o the magnitude or pressure of a sound wave; perceived as loudness. c. Compression & Rarefaction: As sound energy travels, molecules bump up …show more content…
Explain two theories or approaches to language acquisition. a. Learning theory says that language is learned based on reinforced and encouraged behavior. This theory suggests that children are encouraged to continue developing speech until it has reached perfection. b. The Nativist approach says that children are preset by their genetics to learn a language. This theory says that we are all born with the skills to learn all the specific characteristics of a language on our own.
8. Define: linguistic competence, linguistic performance. a. Linguistic Competence: Is the ability to understand and speak any number of combinations of internalized language. b. Linguistic performance: The behavior of actually producing the language.
9. What is meant by discussing language in terms of form, content, and use? a. Form in language refers to phonology, syntax and morphology, content is the actual meaning of the words and use involves the skill and the purpose for the communication.
10. Given the number of ways a message can be perceived, the probability of distortion of a given message is high. Many factors other than the words and their definitions come into play during the course of a conversation. In reference to a verbal conversation being held between two people, discuss the terms paralinguistics, nonlinguistics, and