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language
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the communication of information arranged according to systematic rules
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grammer
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the system of rules that determine how our thoughts can be expressed
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phonology
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the study of the smallest unit of speech called phonemes
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phonemes
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the smallest unit of speech
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syntax
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ways in which words and phrases can be combined to form sentences
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semantics
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the rules governing the meaning of words and sentences
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babble
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meangingless speechlike sounds made by children from around three months through 1 year
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nativist approach
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the theory that a genetically determined, innate mechanism directs language development
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universal grammer
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noam chomsky's theory that all the worlds languages share a common underlying structure
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language-acqusition device
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a neural system of the brain hypothesized by noam chomsky to permit understanding of language
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interactionist approach
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the view that lang deve is produced through a combination of genetically determined predispositions and environmental circumstances that help each language
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fluid intelligence
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intelligence that reflects information processing capabilities, reasoning and memory
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crystallized intelligence
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the accumulation of information, skills, and strategies that are learned through experience and can be applied in problem-solving situations
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theory of multiple intelligences
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gardner's intelligence theory that proposes that there are eight distinct spheres of intelligence
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practical intelligence
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according to sternberg intelligence related to overall success in living
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