6. How Do We Communicate?: Language in the Brain, Mouth
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Published 2008-09-30
One of the most uniquely human abilities is the capacity for creating and understanding language. This lecture introduces students to the major topics within the study of language: phonology, morphology, syntax and recursion. This lecture also describes theories of language acquisition, arguments for the specialization of language, and the commonalities observed in different languages across cultures.
00:00 - Chapter 1. The Scientific Notion of Language and Structure
15:53 - Chapter 2. Phonology: A System of Sounds
24:07 - Chapter 3. Morphology: A System of Words
27:21 - Chapter 4. Syntax: Communicating Complicated Ideas
35:21 - Chapter 5. Question and Answer on Language Structure
39:10 - Chapter 6. Noam Chomsky and Language Acquisition
47:07 - Chapter 7. The Time Course of Language Acquisition
Complete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.edu
This course was recorded in Spring 2007.