Entries from Group 4 Language Blog tagged with 'psych 440'
Signing in the Mind
In chapter 14, Fox mentions the question of how signed language is represented in the mind. This brings up a past question of mine that we have yet to discuss, and is of much interest to me. But first, it...
Confused about sign
In the reading, Susan Goldin-Meadow discusses David, and other participants, in her study and how they use â??homesigns.â?? She further discusses the types of gestures that these participants use. An example is how David signals the difference between nouns and...
Superior Language Capabilities in Humans
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have identified a feature in the brain that is unique to human language. I found this article interesting because we all know that language is exclusive to humans, and we...
Language Instincts
Chapter 4 discusses interesting views of modern linguistics and I found myself asking quite a few questions. To begin, on page 55 Fox discusses Chomskyâ??s argument for how speaking children are capable of testing, rejecting and revising their use of...
Interactions Between Words and Images
I found another article that deals with words and images in modern art. I found this article interesting because it discusses a few of the aspects of language that we have been talking about in the classroom. It also discusses...
How is language acquired for children?
In chapter 4 of Talking Hands, Fox discusses the way children acquire language. I guess I am confused about how this process works for both deaf and hearing babies. On page 65, she talks about between the ages of about...
The Bilingual Brain
I came across an interesting review article titled Dissociating Language and Word Meaning in the Bilingual Brain by Michael W.L. Chee. The study was conducted by Crinion and colleagues, and gives a neuroscience perspective of dissociating brain regions sensitive only...
Words and Images
With my second major being studio art, I have an interest in images. I stumbled upon this article and found it interesting. Overall, this article discusses how artists use words in their pieces of artwork. In the past few decades,...
Linguistic Signs
Michael Agar highlights the way in which Ferdinand de Saussure believed in language as a systematic structure serving as a link between thought and sound. He thought of language sounds as a series of linguistic signs that are purely arbitrary....
Society and languages
On page 38, Agar discusses Emile Durkheimâ??s views on society. I found this section very interesting. Durkheim suggests that society is something that one is born into. Society sets limits on what one can do. I agree with this idea,...
Gender Differences in Language?
A recent and interesting article that I came across in Science Daily titled: Boysâ?? and Girlsâ?? Brains are Different: Gender Differences in Language Appear Biological provided evidence for biological differences in language abilities between boysâ?? and girlsâ??. Researchers from Northwestern...
Language Differences in the Classroom
In the article, Language in Society, I found the section about language differences in the classroom interesting. The powerful influence of school over its young pupils is discussed in the beginning of the article. While reading this article, I was...
Social Impacts and Bilingualism
A major theme that I noticed in this reading is that other languages are thought to pose a threat to English language. Many opponents of bilingualism seem to interpret it as the major use of a language other than English,...
Teachers Perceptions of Students With Speech Sound Disorders
This article came from a language journal, Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. This article caught my eye because as a student teacher, I am interested in helping educate children the best way possible. This study examined 2nd grade...
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