Slide 1Slide 2Slide 3Slide 4Sensitive PeriodsSlide 6Is Language Unique to Human?Is Language Unique to Human?Is Language Unique to Human?Is Language Unique to Human?Slide 11Brain Damage and LanguageSlide 13Does our ability to learn language change over time?GenieWas found at 13 years of age, had been Nobody spoke to her, and when she made When she was found, she did not speak or understand language, and responded at the level ofResearchers attempted to teach Genie language. Was she able to learn?Genie began excelling In language, she quickly learned single words, then was able to combine the words Genie was never able to go beyond Researchers found this as evidence of a sensitiveSensitive/Critical PeriodA critical period is a limited span of time during which an organism is sensitive We have sensitive periods for our senses, like Is Genie’s inability to learn language evidence for the critical period hypothesis?Sensitive PeriodsAccording to one study with immigrants, beginning a language later made it It is important to begin appropriate language exposure/education earlyWhat are some other reasons why it’s hard to learn a language at an older age?Is Language Unique to Human?•Rico –Kind of animal:How does he know language?What did the researchers test?Is Language Unique to Human?•Alex –Kind of animal:How does he know language?What did the researcher test?Is Language Unique to Human?•Kanzi –Kind of animal:How does he know language?What did the researcher test?Is Language Unique to Human?•Koko –Kind of animal:How does he know language?What did the researcher test?So do animals have language?Animal language seems simple. No animal has been found to be able to learn complex grammarThe language they do know may be a product of conditioning, which is not equivalent as knowing the meaning of wordsVocabulary capacity is limited (not like that in humans) Language capacities may be overestimated by experimenter expectationsBrain Damage and LanguageAphasia: an impairment in the ability to produce or understand language, usually caused by damage to the brain Broca’s areaWernicke’s areaBroca’s Aphasia: Damage to Broca’s area, impairs the ability to speak words Spean in brief, meaningful phrases, without short words like “is” “and” “the” walk dogWernicke’s Aphasia: Damage to Wernicke’s area, impairs language comprehension and the ability to speak in a comprehensible manner“You know that smoodle pinkered and that I want to get him round and take care of him like you want
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