Monday, March 12, 2012

Why do we talk?




Answer these questions based on the video you just watched:

1. Which is the 'trick' (process) that enables us to communicate something to others?

The trick that enables to comunicate is the use of sounds to express ore thoughts 

2. Do animals talk? If not, What do they do to communicate?

Humans are the only ones that can talk. Animals can't talk but they can communicate by sounds. 

3. What do we express when we talk?

We express our thoughts and feelings. 

4. WHat did Dr Deb Roy try to achieve in his house?

Dr. Roy tryed to understand how kids learn to talk. He collected information from his own child by cameras on his house. 

5. Which are the earliest stages in language for a child?

The earliest stages in language are: "Bubbling", use of single words, two-words stage and complex grammatical structure (Sentences). 

6. What external and internal factors made the data recollected in the experiment into something they could use?

Dr. Roy needs to transcript every single sentence and word said by his child and the people that was around him. 

7. How did the parent's speech change from their son's first word until he could utter more complex structures?

At the beginning parents simplified their language. 

8. What does Dr Deb Roy compare the "blossoming" of a speech form?

He compared language learning to a plant growing. 

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