homework.docx

9/11/08 1:30 PM Christina Scannell Linguistics 101- 409 September 15th, 2008 2. liberty allows us to do the right thing; freedom has no rules at all. Canary and parrot are both names for birds, but can also have separate meanings Abroad can refer to, like its name, a broader area than overseas Large could mean wide or heavy; long implies only length. Both can also be used to describe different situations Short does not necessarily mean small and small does not always imply short. Tall generally refers to the vertical; long is usually horizontal ii. the printed words are all verbs and the aphasics? words are all nouns b. Words must be stored in different areas of the brain because the Aphasic, who has a partially damaged brain, perceives inputs differently than what word is printed. 3. a. The word order is foreign There is a new sidesaddle under a horse b. the meaning is abstract Girls are happy C. challenge is the wrong word choice I?ll try a new bike D. I am surprised nothing looks different? E. Are there three chairs in this room F. Mike and peter are happy G. Bill and john like hot dogs H. im sorry, I have no idea I. it was easier getting in this time 12. a. I started to type out the words, but I actually think they could all be confusing b. There is plenty of evidence that function words and content words are stored and/or processed differently in the brain. Dichotic listening provides evidence of the different perceptions of words hitting opposing stimuli in the brain after entering through opposite ears. Split-brain patients also support language lateralization in that messages sent to different sides of the brain result in different responses. A third example of evidence is found through hemeispherectomy-, a procedure where half the brain is removed. In many cases, children who have undergone this procedure experience aphasia and go on to learn language in a very foreign way. 9/11/08 1:30 PM 9/11/08 1:30 PM