Developmental PsychologyLanguage Development Game课件.ppt

Developmental PsychologyLanguage Development Game Outline of Concepts in Game Phonemes Whole-Object Constraint Word / Naming Explosion Over-Extension Under-Extension Pragmatics Developmental Theories of Language k h grobman - devpsy.org 精品文档 Your goal is to form a language. Since we only have a class period, your language will use a very limited world (i.e., shapes of varying size and color) and a very limited set of phonemes (i.e., 5). To illustrate your competence as using your language, one person should be able to describe a picture while another person produces it. Though this world is far less complicated then ours, communication is still complicated. Let’s try (in English). How the Game Works k h grobman - devpsy.org 精品文档 Your “World” k h grobman - devpsy.org 精品文档 During the game, you can only speak with your groups’ phonemes. During “time-outs” you can speak English but you can not talk to your group-mates about the game. You can take notes (with English) to help reduce the working memory demands of the game. But do not show anybody what you wrote. At the end of class, we’ll have each group showcase their ability to communicate in the same way we just did with English. Rules of the Game k h grobman - devpsy.org 精品文档 Your group gets to use 5 phonemes. Each group has a unique set. Here’s a sample that does not match any actual group: ch chair, beach, nature affricate u soon, through, boot monophthong This means you get the sounds /ch/ and /u/. You do not get the sound /t/ even though a ‘t” is in bold. The words in the middle illustrate the use of the phoneme. The right column tells you the type of phoneme; it’s how your mouth, tongue, and vocal cords move. You can combine your phonemes in any way. For example, you might create a word that sounds like, “chooch.” Your Phonemes k h grobman - devpsy.org 精品文档 Phonemes are basic units of sound in a language. Everybody says particular phonemes slightly differently, but when you say a different ph