Language
A way to use forms (sounds, words) to share meaning on purpose
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Language | A way to use forms (sounds, words) to share meaning on purpose |
| System | A set of rules that organize how language works |
| Form-Meaning Pairings | Links between how something sounds or looks and what it means |
| Intentionality | Speaking or writing to achieve a goal |
| Linguistics | The study of language |
| Phonetics | The study of speech sounds |
| Phonology | The study of sound patterns in a language |
| Morphology | The study of words and their parts |
| Semantics | The study of word meaning |
| Syntax | The study of sentence structure |
| Pragmatics | The study of meaning in context |
| Discourse Studies | The study of language in conversations and texts |
| Embodiedness | Language depends on the body and senses |
| Embeddedness | Language always happens in a context |
| Mental Models | Internal pictures of situations |
| Incremental Processing | Understanding language step by step |
| Multimodality | Using speech, gesture, and body together |
| Verbal Communication | Communication using words |
| Non-Verbal Communication | Communication without words |
| Listening | Understanding spoken language over time |
| Reading | Understanding written language visually |
| Speaking | Producing language with speech |
| Writing | Producing language with text |
| Physical Context | The physical situation around the speaker |
| Sociocultural Context | Social and cultural influences on language |
| Linguistic Context | Other words and sentences around a word |
| Experimental Context | The task and setting of an experiment |
| Mental Model Updating | Changing the model when new info appears |
| Situation Representation | A mental view of what is happening |
| Non-Modularity | Language works together with other mental systems |
| Prediction | Guessing what comes next in language |
| Parallel Processing | Processing different information at the same time |
| Bottom-Up Processing | Understanding starting from the input |
| Top-Down Processing | Understanding guided by expectations |
| Core Assumptions | Embodiedness, embeddedness, mental models, and incremental processing |