Psycho-linguistics' presentation

1. Submitted to: Ma’am Noreen Mumtaz
Submitted by: Syed Muhammad Abbas
Rizvi
Roll No. Fa-2017/BS Eng./005

2. Mind or Brain The Study of Language

3. Psycholinguistics
Psycholinguistics is study of language
which is based on
Competence: A personal ability of mind or brain
(e.g. A person has the knowledge of a language)
Performance: Representation of the competence of that person
(e.g. Usage of that knowledge of language)
of the mind or brain.

4.  Language Processing
Comprehend and produce the language
 Language Acquisition
How to acquire the language?
 Neurolinguistics
Store the language
Use the language

5. What is (FLA)?
Characteristics
a. Instinct learning
b. Very Rapid
c. Complete
d. Did not need instructions
Stages

6. Pre-speech
a. Cooing stage (First 4 months)
b. Babbling stage (Start from 5th month)
Linguistic Stage
a. One word stage (Start from 9th month)
b. Two words stage (Start from more then One year)
c. Multi words Stage (Start from two and a half year to
age of four)

7. Behaviorism
Production of correct responses to stimuli is an effective
language behavior.
Two types of verbal Response
a. Stimulus => response => feedback => Reinforcement
b. Imitation=> practice => feedback => success
Counter Argument
a. Grammatical mistakes
b. Over generalization
c. Learning of language

8. Innatism
Already programmed
LAD ( Language acquisition Device)
UG ( Universal Grammar)
Counter Argument
a. Not learnt through imitation
b. General ability
c. Social interation

9. Psycholinguistics: Psychological study of language.
FLA: First language acquire from native.
Process of language acquisition:
Sounds => words => Phrases => Clauses => Usage of
language

10. Thank you 