Lesson 1359 of 1524
Thinking and Intelligence
Language is a communication system that has both a lexicon and a system of grammar.
Practice this chapterLanguage is a communication system that has both a lexicon and a system of grammar. Language has a strong influence on thought, and the concept of how language may influence cognition remains an area of study and debate in psychology
Concepts and their corresponding prototypes help us quickly organize our thinking by creating categories into which we can sort new information. We also develop schemata, which are clusters of related concepts.
grammar — set of rules that are used to convey meaning through the use of a lexicon. language — communication system that involves using words to transmit information from one individual to another. schema — (plural = schemata) mental construct consisting of a cluster or collection of related concepts. concept — category or grouping of linguistic information, objects, ideas, or life experiences.
Worked example
What does “grammar” mean in Thinking and Intelligence?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for grammar.
- 2The book says: set of rules that are used to convey meaning through the use of a lexicon.
- 3Do not use the meaning of language. That term means communication system that involves using words to transmit information from one individual to another.
Result: set of rules that are used to convey meaning through the use of a lexicon
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for grammar.
Do not swap grammar and language. grammar means set of rules that are used to convey meaning through the use of a lexicon. language means communication system that involves using words to transmit information from one individual to another.
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