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Useful links https://www.ted.com/talks/deb_roy_the_birth_of_a_word https://www.simplypsychology.org/operant-conditioning.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i_W6Afed2k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElabA5YICsA http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b098jjr4 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jan/09/children-madeup-words-first-language-creativity-vocabulary-parents-infants https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/14/talking-to-babies-brain-power-language https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/feb/08/taalk-proper C.D.S-  Child directed speech  Chomsky and Nativism = Behaviourism  Chomsky doesn't believe CDS is significant Jerone Bruner and interactionism  L.A.S.S Skinner and Bruner believe CDS is significant Positive/ negative reinforcement Phonology- O.T.T intonation- sing song -O.T.T non verbal communication -repeat whats been said? NATURE VS NUTURE born with language or taught it? Deb roy Cognitive scientist...

Useful Links http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/as-and-a-level/english-language-7701-7702 AQA home page http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-77021-SQP.PDF Exam Paper 1 http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-77021-SIN.PDF Exam Paper 1 Insert http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-77021-SIN.PDF Exam Paper 1 Mark Scheme http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-77022-SQP.PDF Exam Paper 2 http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-77022-SIN.PDF Exam Paper 2 Insert http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-77022-SMS.PDF Language Investigation http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/entertainment/how-well-do-you-know-your-grammar-a6802681.html http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/can-you-pass-year-six-52615 https://www.theguardian.com/quiz/questions/0,5961,211620,00.html https://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2013/aug/16/mind-your-language-apostrophe https://www.theguardia...

Helpful brief link- http://universalteacher.org.uk/lang/occupation.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-14653080 This is a Scottish article which is about 'Solutionising' business jargons- informative article. Gillian Sharpe, who is the writer of the article says that the language of business - and more particularly when it descends into jargon - is often the stuff of humour. Here are some examples "low-hanging fruit" (an easy, achievable goal), "shoot the puppy" (do the unthinkable) or perhaps "think outside the box" (be creative). Common examples of jargon Thinking outside the box Touch base Going forward Blue sky thinking Downsizing Ducks in a row Thought shower 360º thinking The article also says: "And that's what happens in business with business writing - people put on that equivalent of the posh telephone voice. "They think it does them good - actually it makes ...

Revision and flashcards link- https://quizlet.com/9012037/language-and-gender-theorists-flash-cards/ http://xtlearn.net/S/2854 Robin Lakoff (1973) - https://robinlakoff.com/ Robin Lakoff notes for essay Women do use paraphrases like “kind of” and “sort of” much more often than men do, this is called “hedging” which is a term that was primarily used by Lakoff’s ex-husband George Lakoff Women tend to use ‘empty’ adjectives or adjectives that are more common for women’s speech, like “divine”, “adorable”, “gorgeous”, “terrific” Women’s speech is often super polite and contains a lot of politeness-phrases like “… if it is not too much to ask”, “Would you mind …? or “Is it ok …?” that state wariness Coincidentally women tend to apologize more than men by saying things like “I’m sorry, but I think that …” when men would just come up with their opinion Women do not speak very frequently and they barely use any coar...