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Greg Francis 1/6/11Language universals!! Most language universals involve co-appearance <strong>of</strong>linguistic features!! For example, if a language’s preferred word order isSubject-Object-Verb!! the language is likely <strong>to</strong> form questions by adding somewords at the end <strong>of</strong> the question!! If a language’s preferred word order is Subject-Verb-Object (like English)!! the language is likely <strong>to</strong> form questions by adding somewords at the beginning <strong>of</strong> the question!! “Where did he…?”, “When did they…?”Conclusions!! Language consists <strong>of</strong>!!symbols (words)!!grammar (rules)!! Language is best described as phrasetrees!!explains long term dependencies!! Language universalsPurdue UniversityPurdue UniversityNext time!! Words!! Mental lexicon!! Morphology!! Structure!! CogLab on Word superiority due!!! What is the plural <strong>of</strong> “walkman”?Purdue UniversityPSY200 <strong>Cognitive</strong> <strong>Psychology</strong> 6

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