I. LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION

A. ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE

PRODUCTION & COMPREHENSION

B. LEVELS OF LANGUAGE: UNITS & PROCESSES

SPEECH SOUNDS
WORD UNITS
SENTENCE UNITS

C. EFFECTS OF CONTEXT ON COMPREHENSION & PRODUCTION

II. DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE

A. WHAT IS ACQUIRED?

PHONEMES & THEIR COMBINATION
WORDS & CONCEPTS
FROM PRIMITIVE TO COMPLEX SENTENCES

B. LEARNING PROCESSES

IMITATION & CONDITIONING
HYPOTHESIS TESTING

C. INNATE FACTORS

RICHNESS OF INNATE KNOWLEDGE
CRITICAL PERIODS
OTHER SPECIES?