Language and Memory

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Language and Memory Language and Memory Each and every day one will use language and his or her memory to recall events that have taken place in one’s life. Language and memory are important for a person for it allows one not only to communicate with other but lets a person grow as a person and recall events that have occurred, people one has meet, and develop socially. In this essay one will learn the importance of language and memory, learn about the stages of language, and learn the relationship that language and memory share with one another. Semantic Memory Semantic memory is a part of the long term memory that allows a person to develop ideas, meanings, and new concepts that are not related to one’s personal experiences. Semantic memory records the knowledge that a person has about the world around him or her. Semantic memory generally is derived from the episodic memory for a person will learn new facts and concepts by personal experiences and it is the episodic memory that supports a person experiences. Semantic memory requires an encoding process for a person to recall facts in one’s mind. The semantic memory is mostly activated in the frontal and temporal cortexes. Once the memory reaches the frontal and temporal cortexes one can recall knowledge that one is seeking. An example of semantic memory at work would be recalling a person has a dog; one can right away picture a dog in his or her mind and associate the person with the picture of a dog. Basic functions of language The basic functions of language are important to learn and understand for it is how a person will communicate with each other. The three most important functions in language are informative, expressive, and directive. Informative language is the communication of information that one is receive from another person. The functions of the informative language are used to
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