Beginnings of Communication Chapter 1 Beginnings of Communication
Affective sphere Affectionate feelings Affectionate feelings shaped through experience Experiences are double-coded as physical/cognitive and emotional
Important Vocabulary Language: intentional communication and self-expression through sounds, signs (gestures), or symbols that are understandable to others Communication: giving & receiving information, signals or messages. Holophrases (holographic speech): use of one word to convey the meaning of an entire sentence
Theories of language emergence Behaviorist (stimulus-response) Skinner Maturational (normative) Gesell Predetermined (LAD) Chomsky Cognitive-transactional Piaget/Bruner/Hunt Vygotsky Children construct knowledge Development cannot be separated from its social context Learning can lead development Language plays a central role in mental development Constructivism
Stages of vocalization (0-2 mos.) Reflexive vocalization (2-4 mos.) Cooing and laughter (4-6 mos.) Vocal play (6+ mos.) Canonical babbling Reduplicated & variegated (10+ mos.) Jargon
Speech sounds Phonation – vibrating folds of larynx Resonation – voice quality (larynx, mouth & nose) Articulation – movements of mouth & jaw Voiced b Unvoiced p