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An Introduction to Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Psychology. Andrea Norkus EN493. A Brief Overview. The study of Psycholinguistics Acquisition of language Mind Psychological factors Brain Neurobiological factors The cognitive process Jean Piaget Developmental Psychology. Jean Piaget.
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An Introduction to Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Psychology Andrea Norkus EN493
A Brief Overview • The study of Psycholinguistics • Acquisition of language • Mind • Psychological factors • Brain • Neurobiological factors • The cognitive process • Jean Piaget • Developmental Psychology Jean Piaget
More on Piaget’s Theories of Developmental Psychology • Piaget’s theory involved four stages for development which include: • Sensorimotor stage (Birth- age 2) • Preoperational stage (Ages 2-7) • Concrete operational stage (Ages 7-12) • Formal operational stage (Ages 12+)
Psycholinguistics: A Disciplinary Study Developmental Psycholinguistics Neuropsychology Deals with the structure and functions of the brain Psychological processes Overlapping disciplines Psychiatry Philosophy Biological sciences • Applies to young children and infants grasp of understanding and comprehension—linked to Piaget’s studies of cognition
How Do We Study Psycholinguistics Best • Social Cognition • Involves noting the psychological and social effects on a person’s development through engagement with others • Involving— • Encoding • Storage • Retrieval When children’s growing awareness is furthered—showing a link between correctness and validity, the child will then use the processes of objectification, reflection, and abstraction to justify what they have “learned” or acquired.
Relationship Between language and Thought • John B. Watson • Thinking sub vocal speech • The Whorfian hypothesis of linguistic determinism: • The human cognitive processes possess a “general logical structure” which operates prior to and independently of communication through language is mistaken • Whorf noted that different languages emphasize in their structure rather different aspects of the world. • General logical structure (innate in all human beings) John B. Watson
Relationship of Language And Thought To Psycholinguistics Thought: Psychology Language: Grammar “Cognition is not a synonym for language” Language and thought Verbal Non-Verbal Language and development Intrapersonal Interpersonal • Consists of three types of “rules” • Syntactic • Word order and inflection (tone) • Semantic • Meaning of sentences • Phonological • Sound structure of sentences
Chomsky’s Influence • Competence versus Performance • Competence • Demonstrates abstract knowledge gained by an individual • Performance • Concerns the application of the individuals knowledge in terms of speaking, listening, or writing Noam Chomsky *The Psychology of Language and Thought, Noam Chomsky interviewed by Robert W. Rieber. In Robert W. Rieber (ed.), Dialogues on the Psychology of Language and Thought, Plenum, 1983 http://www.chomsky.info/interviews/1983----.htm
Thank you Andrea Norkus EN493