CSD 175 Exam 1 – study guide and practice exam preparation material
What is language? - ANS ✔✔a system of conventional spoken or written symbols used by
people in a shared culture to communicate with one another
5 domains of language - ANS ✔✔phonology, semantics, morphology, syntax, and pragmatics
phonology - ANS ✔✔rules of language governing the sounds used too make syllables and words
semantics - ANS ✔✔rules of language governing meaning of words (vocab)
morphology and syntax - ANS ✔✔rules governing the organization of words and sentences
pragmatics - ANS ✔✔rules of language for how language is used for social purposes
3 components of language - ANS ✔✔content, form, use
content - ANS ✔✔refers to the meaning of language
form - ANS ✔✔how words, phrases, sentences and sounds are organized and arranged to
convey meaning
use - ANS ✔✔how people make language functional to meet personal and social needs
instrumental communication - ANS ✔✔to ask for something
regulatory communication - ANS ✔✔to give directions and direct others
, interactional communication - ANS ✔✔to interact and converse with others in a social manner
personal communication - ANS ✔✔to express a state of mind or feelings about something
heuristic - ANS ✔✔to find out information or inquire
imaginative communication - ANS ✔✔to tell stories or role-play
informative communication - ANS ✔✔to provide an organized description of an event or object
speech - ANS ✔✔voluntary muscle behavior that allows for spoken communication (respiration,
phonation, resonation, articulation)
childs window of opportunity - ANS ✔✔first 5-7 years are critical for children language dev.
(most easily and rapidly)
schema - ANS ✔✔a category of knowledge that helps us interpret and understand the world
assimilation - ANS ✔✔a cognitive process where a new stimulus is fit into an existing schema
accommodation - ANS ✔✔a cognitive process where new schemas are created for information
that doesn't fit into an existing one
sensorimotor - ANS ✔✔birth - 2 learning throughout sensory experiences in the environment
What is language? - ANS ✔✔a system of conventional spoken or written symbols used by
people in a shared culture to communicate with one another
5 domains of language - ANS ✔✔phonology, semantics, morphology, syntax, and pragmatics
phonology - ANS ✔✔rules of language governing the sounds used too make syllables and words
semantics - ANS ✔✔rules of language governing meaning of words (vocab)
morphology and syntax - ANS ✔✔rules governing the organization of words and sentences
pragmatics - ANS ✔✔rules of language for how language is used for social purposes
3 components of language - ANS ✔✔content, form, use
content - ANS ✔✔refers to the meaning of language
form - ANS ✔✔how words, phrases, sentences and sounds are organized and arranged to
convey meaning
use - ANS ✔✔how people make language functional to meet personal and social needs
instrumental communication - ANS ✔✔to ask for something
regulatory communication - ANS ✔✔to give directions and direct others
, interactional communication - ANS ✔✔to interact and converse with others in a social manner
personal communication - ANS ✔✔to express a state of mind or feelings about something
heuristic - ANS ✔✔to find out information or inquire
imaginative communication - ANS ✔✔to tell stories or role-play
informative communication - ANS ✔✔to provide an organized description of an event or object
speech - ANS ✔✔voluntary muscle behavior that allows for spoken communication (respiration,
phonation, resonation, articulation)
childs window of opportunity - ANS ✔✔first 5-7 years are critical for children language dev.
(most easily and rapidly)
schema - ANS ✔✔a category of knowledge that helps us interpret and understand the world
assimilation - ANS ✔✔a cognitive process where a new stimulus is fit into an existing schema
accommodation - ANS ✔✔a cognitive process where new schemas are created for information
that doesn't fit into an existing one
sensorimotor - ANS ✔✔birth - 2 learning throughout sensory experiences in the environment
