Day 5 and 6

Rules that determine grammatic acceptability

Idea that something doesn't have to make sense for it to be grammatically acceptable.

Good rules are simple and complete.

Verbs formed from nouns

• 1. They lead to hierarchial arrangement. (from morphemes to sentences)
• 2. They are recursive. (
• 3. They distinguish between ambiguity in word order.

• A mass noun is defined by a unit of something (a piece of paper, a jar of jam)
• A count noun is defined by just a number ( 3 pizza, 2 hands)

Speech perception, word learning, and syntax acquistion

Measures time between start of phoneme and use of vocal chords.

The proposal that claims that temporary holding of information is handled by a short-term store and that more permanent storages is handled by a long term store.

• 1. Whole object- label refers to whole object not parts
• 2. Taxonomic-Label refers to categories, not individuals
• 3. Mutual exclusivity- Different labels refer to different categories