Nicole OatleyPSY 360Mrs. Melissa Green Jackson

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Language Paper

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We often wonder how language relates to

cognition and/or how dark is the depth within

language. Language is a very complex subject, but

what's even more complex about it is the manner in

which human beings learn language, in general.

Language is so much more than words or sentences

because with there is the definition of what

language is. Language has often been a connection

to cognitive function in multiple ways. There are

critical levels and features that were developed

during a human beings childhood and into

adulthood. The levels give us the structure and

processing seen throughout language, but the

levels also allow a better understanding of

language and communication to other people. In ,

I will are, of , four levels of

processing, of processing in cognitive .

Language is complicated to explain, but

necessary to have a better understanding how human

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beings communicate. Lexicon plays a critical role

in language as well. Beingan involvedprocess,

language is communication with integrated

thoughts. The method of language contains many

things, but it’s the communication of ideas.

Between both language and Lexicon, but also the

biggest thing they have in common is cognitive

psychology. Cognitive is of as , which is

that an on cognitive . All of the above means

what a human being learns as well as interprets is

through language and the ability of the cognitive

process, which ultimately separates humans from

non-humans. Language is for being dynamic,

structured, generative, and communicative. Lexicon

is as being a mental dictionary that is said to

contain information and several representations of

words and the images that include spelling of the

phrase, part of speech, and the pronunciation as

well. A Lexicon helps individuals with the

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matching process of all the spoken words as well

as the meaning of the word. This means

individuals can recognize the name through the

matching process because most of the spoken words

are increasingly comparable with the Lexicon.

Thelexiconsaidtheessentialaspectinformationforthei

ndividualsuselanguageandthedictionarygivestheabili

tycomprehendwordswhethertheyare

orwrittenandalsomakewordsmeaningandwriting

The essential features of the language are

properties that make language communicative,

structured, dynamic, and generative. When it comes

to frank, language allows us to communicate with

one another. When it comes to structure, the

structure of language can show us exactly how

complicated it is and to show us a pattern of

symbols. When it comes to generative, a person can

build limitless number of any meanings from the

languages basic word units. When it comes to

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dynamic, language is always changing and not

considered to be a static because of it. All of

these features, as well as any others, are more

often than not to be critical of language. A few

other main characteristics are developmentally

distinctive, uniquely human, influences other

cognitive processes, duality patterning,

productivity, arbitrariness, displacement, and

context. These are functions that are not often

spoke of since the others are more essential

features of a language than the others that still

are as a characteristic.Never knew any these now

just goes show you that's often more what you

actually see especially when it comes language and

main characteristics

The four levels of language structure and

processing is a new one for me. We all must have

thought language is just language, but it turns

out there's so much more to it. The four levels of

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language structure and processing are phonemes,

words, sentences, and texts. Each of the four

levels is unique and brings something of their own

to the table. In any spoken language, phonemes are

the smallest sounds used by someone to form their

words. Phonemes are for being individual speech

sounds and around the world there are two hundred

of these phonemes in use, but only forty-six is

employed in English. The perception of these

phonemes are difficult, and one of the

difficulties is production of phonemes can be

different for individuals. The second level is

words, and certain rules have beenput in place

that concern the combination of phonemes and

exactly where these phonemes will appear in a

word. The third level is sentences, and this is

just an arrangement of words that gives us the

ability to construct our thoughts when trying to

write and/or speak. The fourth level is texts, and

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this is a group of connected sentences that will

form a paragraph that will then explain a

particular topic that's up for discussion at that

moment. All of these four levels are considered to

be a necessity of and for language.

The role of language processing in cognitive

psychology is a part full of depth in

understanding it to begin with. Just to analyze

the role of language processing and the role it

plays in cognitive psychology, a person must

understand both cognitive psychology, but also the

study of mental processes. With that understanding

of the mental processes, as well as everything

else, included an individual may then understand

language and the process of how it all works.

Without that understanding, a person can't the

sounds within it or outside of it. The role of

processing language within cognitive psychology is

determined with comprehension of sentences made.

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With what a person learns as well as interpret

with language and the language ability is

ultimately the cognitive process altogether. It

seems one can't actually work alone, and there

both needed to do the job. Knowing all about

something even the small stuff gives everyone the

understanding that'sneeded.

As for my conclusion, language is the

cognitive process that separates human beings from

other life forms that are in existence. Lexicon is

the collection of representations of words without

the meanings but does help us to showing the

spelling and pronunciation're for every word.

Language contains many essential features and even

feature many have never known of including myself.

Language will always be known as the process that

is very complex and one that requires a greater

understanding for all that's to the process. Even

the levels of language are critical for one to

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understand and take in, but knowing and

understanding can often be two different things.

Cognitive psychology is essential to being able to

analyze the role of language processing, but

language will remain one of the primary key

aspects of cognitive psychology.

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