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THE NATURE OFTHE NATURE OF
LANGUAGELANGUAGEThe First Presentation of Psycholinguistics ClassThe First Presentation of Psycholinguistics Class
Monday, 27 September 2010Monday, 27 September 2010
Room C of Semester IRoom C of Semester I
Graduate Program of English EducationGraduate Program of English Education
Universitas Negeri PadangUniversitas Negeri Padang
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LANGUAGELANGUAGE
How doesHow does PsychologyPsychology accord with Language?accord with Language?(Section 1)(Section 1)
STRUCTURESTRUCTURE(Section 2)
FUNCTIONFUNCTION(Section 3)
USAGE PROCESSUSAGE PROCESS(Section 4)
U1
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U1 The use of language in the form of speaking and listening, which is of particular importance in psychology, for speaking and listening
are mental activities that hold clues to the very nature of human mind. In speaking, people put ideas into words, talking about
perceptions, feelings, and intentions they want other people to grasp. In listening, they turn words into ideas, trying to reconstruct the
perceptions, feelings, and intentions they were meant to grasp.User, 9/26/2010
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LANGUAGELANGUAGE
How doesHow does PsychologyPsychology accord with Language?accord with Language?(Section 1)(Section 1)
STRUCTURESTRUCTURE(Section 2)
FUNCTIONFUNCTION(Section 3)
USAGE PROCESSUSAGE PROCESS(Section 4)
U2
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U2 The use of language in the form of speaking and listening, which is of particular importance in psychology, for speaking and listening
are mental activities that hold clues to the very nature of human mind. In speaking, people put ideas into words, talking about
perceptions, feelings, and intentions they want other people to grasp. In listening, they turn words into ideas, trying to reconstruct the
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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE (Section 1a)(Section 1a)
Nature Clues to Human MindNature Clues to Human Mind
L a n g u a g eL a n g u a g e
SpeakingSpeaking ListeningListening
CommunicationCommunication
Mental ActivitiesMental Activities
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LANGUAGE IN THE STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGY LANGUAGE IN THE STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGY (Section 1b)(Section 1b)
SPEAKING AND LISTENINGSPEAKING AND LISTENING
STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND PROCESSSTRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND PROCESS
Complexity and Creativity in LanguageComplexity and Creativity in LanguageReflecting the very nature of human thought, concerning the processes of comprehension,
production, and acquisition
SentenceSentence
Phonology AspectPhonology Aspect Syntax AspectSyntax Aspect Semantics AspectSemantics Aspect
PerformancePerformance Actual application of language competence Actual application of language competence
in speaking or listeningin speaking or listening
CompetenceCompetenceCapacity to use languageCapacity to use language
Control
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THE FUNCTION OF LANGUAGE THE FUNCTION OF LANGUAGE (Section 3)(Section 3)
SPEAKERSPEAKER LISTENERLISTENERSentenceSentence
Speech ActsSpeech Acts Propositional ContentPropositional Content Thematic StructureThematic Structure
Indicating statesIndicating states
or eventsor events
Indicating factsIndicating facts
Speaker¶s carefullySpeaker¶s carefully
built sentencebuilt sentence
Indicating given andIndicating given and
new informationnew informationWhat they judge their listener What they judge their listener does and doesn¶t knowdoes and doesn¶t know
Indicating subject andIndicating subject and
predicatepredicateWhat they¶re talking about andWhat they¶re talking about andwhat they¶re saying about itwhat they¶re saying about it
Indicating frame andIndicating frame and
insertinsertThe framework of their ideasThe framework of their ideasand its contentsand its contents
Reflecting directReflecting direct
meaningmeaning
Reflecting indirectReflecting indirect
meaningmeaning
Indicating theIndicating the
objectsobjects
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PROCESSES IN THE USE OF LANGUAGEPROCESSES IN THE USE OF LANGUAGE (Section 4)(Section 4)
SPOKENSPOKEN
LANGUAGELANGUAGE
SPEAKER SPEAKER To be understoodTo be understood
LISTENER LISTENER To understandTo understand
IDEAIDEA
Turning ideas intoTurning ideas into
sentencessentences
Turning sentences intoTurning sentences into
ideas (Interpretation)ideas (Interpretation)
IDEAIDEAIDEAIDEA
WellWell InterpretedInterpreted MisinterpretedMisinterpreted
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That·s the End That·s the End of thisof this PresentationPresentation
Hopefully, we manage to yield the best comprehensionHopefully, we manage to yield the best comprehension
of this topic under cooperative discussionof this topic under cooperative discussion
Group IIGroup II(1) SAYUTI. M, (2) SANTI, and (3) ROSY (1) SAYUTI. M, (2) SANTI, and (3) ROSY, (4) RIRI ANGGRAINI, (4) RIRI ANGGRAINI
September 27September 27thth, 2010, 2010
