Linguistics
- Describe the structure of language, including syntax, grammar, and semantics.
- Define a child’s “language making capacity.”
- Provide evidence of the universality of language acquisition and the way it progresses.
- Explain Chomsky’s hypothesis that humans are born with an innate biological capacity for language acquisition.
- Explain how “motherese” (or “parentese”) helps babies learn to communicate.
- Describe the use of intonation by both young children and adults in their communication with each other.