PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology
Lecture 06 - How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth and Hands. One of the most uniquely human abilities is the capacity for creating and understanding language. This lecture introduces students to the major topics within the study of language: phonology, morphology, syntax and recursion. This lecture also describes theories of language acquisition, arguments for the specialization of language, and the commonalities observed in different languages across cultures. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 06 - How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth and Hands |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. The Scientific Notion of Language and Structure |
| [00:15:53] | 2. Phonology: A System of Sounds |
| [00:24:07] | 3. Morphology: A System of Words |
| [00:27:21] | 4. Syntax: Communicating Complicated Ideas |
| [00:35:21] | 5. Question and Answer on Language Structure |
| [00:39:10] | 6. Noam Chomsky and Language Acquisition |
| [00:47:07] | 7. The Time Course of Language Acquisition |
| References |
| Lecture 6 - How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth and Hands Instructor: Professor Paul Bloom. Resources: PowerPoint Slides from Screen - Lecture 6 [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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