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C Pragmatics; semantics
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  1. Language refers to the understanding of what others say; language refers to the process of speaking? A Comprehension; production B Development; generativity C Pragmatics; semantics D Perception; distribution: A
  2. The smallest unit of meaning in a language, such as the English words dog or mom, are called? Morphemes Syntactic patterns Phonemes Semantics: Morphemes
  3. The understanding of the cultural contexts of language-including shifts in tone and body language, which allow 2 strangers who speak the same language to successfully communicate-is known as knowledge? Semantic Syntactic Pragmati c Phonological: Pragmatic
  4. Between 6 and 12 months of age, infants typically experience a linguistic perceptual narrowing. What effect does this change have on

their language development? They become increasingly more sensitive to non-native speech sounds They focus more on the words they hear most frequently They become increasingly less sensitive to non-native speech sounds Their ability to distinguish between speech and other environmental sounds diminishes: C

  1. Emily is given 2 pictures: one shows a flower, a word she already known, and the other shows a unicorn, which is new to her. When asked to point to the "unicorn" Emily points to the unknown image, which is of a unicorn. Which assumption is Emily making in order to learn this new word? Social contexts Intentionality Mutual exclusivity Grammatical categorization: C
  2. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of infant-directed- speech (IDS)? The exaggerated tone and pitch of IDS is often accompanied by exaggerated facial expressions Infants tend to prefer infant-directed speech to adult-directed speech Evidence suggests that IDS is a universal practice across all cultures

Under extension Overextension: B

  1. 10 month old Ravi goes to the zoo with his mother. Even though he has never heard of a giraffe or seen one before, when his mother points to an animal and calls it a giraffe, Ravi than calls that animal a giraffe. This exchange demonstrates Ravi's use of? Pragmatic cues Cross-situational word learning Language mixing Telegraphic speech: A
  2. Using the structure of a sentence to derive the meaning of a novel word is known as? Telegraphic speech Universal grammar Syntactic bootstrapping Pragmatics: C
  3. Preschoolers Ahmed and Max are talking together. Ahmed says that his father is old. Max says that he likes cars. Ahmed says that his father is probably more than 10 years old. Max says that he likes blue cars the best. According to Piaget, Ahmed and Max are engaging in? Babbling Private speech

Dual representation Collective monologues: D

  1. Chomsky's proposition that humans are born with an understanding of the basic principles and rules that govern all languages is known as ? Mutual exclusivity theory The behavioural theory of language development Universal grammar The connectionist model: C
  2. a computational modeling approach that has been applied to language development, emphasizes the simultaneous activity of numerous intercon- nected processing units. Generative theory The distributional perspective Dual representation perspective Connectionism: D
  3. Dual representation refers to one's ability to? Communicate both verbally and nonverbally Understand a symbolic artefact as both a real object and as a symbol for

While many female adults use IDS, most male adults do not use IDS until they have their own children Most languages in the world have some form of IDS.: C

  1. A child who understands what his parents are saying but cannot speak yet demonstrates? metalinguistic knowledge. language production. syntactic bootstrapping. language comprehension: D
  2. Learning is considered part of syntactic development? how to take turns during conversations with others the contrast between the meanings of the words "chair" and "couch" how to produce the /f/ sound the order in which words can appear in a sentence: D
  3. While taking a walk with his parents, 2-year-old DeMarcus sees a cat, looks at his parents, and says, "kitty." DeMarcus is demonstrating? language comprehension. language production metalinguistic knowledge. syntactic bootstrapping.: B
  1. Jesse understands that he must say, "Push me on the swing," not "Swing me on the push." Jesse has attained an understanding of? phonology. pragmatics. semantics. syntax: D
  2. Which statement BEST exemplifies the process of syntactic develop- ment? A child tries to produce the correct pronunciation for spaghetti, but instead says, "pisghetti." A child sees a giraffe for the first time at the zoo with his dad, who says to his child, "This is a giraffe." A child tries to order words correctly to convey that he wants more juice A child learns to understand what different tones of voice mean.: C
  3. lise is 5 days old. She will MOST likely prefer hearing? her father's language, if he speaks a language different than her mother's. music more than voices. a language she has never heard before for its novel sounds. her mother's language more than an unfamiliar language: D
  4. Deborah tells her 2-year-old daughter to pick up her stuffed rabbit, and she picks it up and hands it to her mother. Deborah's 2-year-old daughter is demonstrating?

pragmatics. Syntax semantics. phonology.: B

  1. Which individual, after loss of language ability due to brain trauma, is MOST likely to reacquire language? 3-year-old Dante 18-year-old Elizabeth 35-year- old Kyree 22-year-old Joshua: A
  2. Which scenario is evidence for the critical period hypothesis of language development? Zackary successfully learned Spanish, Italian, and English from infancy. Sandra, who has no siblings and is being raised by a single mother, has a level of language development equivalent to Mark, who is being raised by two parents and has three siblings. Elena and Martin are both 20 years old. Elena has been signing American Sign Language since infancy and is more fluent in the language than Martin, who started signing when he was 10 years old Fifteen-year-old Jenny understands the pragmatics of language better than her 5-year-old cousin Ann.: C
  1. Which scenario is evidence for the critical period hypothesis of language development? Sam and James are both 30 years old. Sam has been speaking French since age 3 and is more comfortable in the language than Martin, who started speaking French when he was 12 years old George successfully learned two languages from infancy and is still fluent in both at age 25. Twelve-year-old Marlise understands the semantics of language better than her 3-year-old cousin Roberta. Austin, age 5, knows more vocabulary words than his classmate Joseph, who is also 5.: A
  2. When Antonio talks to his 6-month-old son, he uses distinct pronunciation, a simplified vocabulary, short sentences, and a high- pitched, exaggerated intonation. Antonio is using with his son? comprehension vocabulary babbling infant-directed speech holophrase: C
  3. Xavier, whose first language is French but who lives in the United States, is finding that his 4-year-old son is learning English much more quickly and more easily than he is. This is evidence that? the neural circuitry supporting language learning operates differently (and better) during the early years those past the age of 7 will never acquire the ability to communicate in

People heir pets. rainbows. their houses.: A

  1. believe that a mother who gives reinforcement will stimulate her child's communication skills? Pragmatists Cognitive psychologists Behaviourists Psychoanalysts: C
  2. Three-year-old Erich tells his father, "Pick up yours shoe." This is an example of? fast mapping. telegraphic speech. syntax. Overregularization: D
  3. Which psychologist argued that language development reflects operant conditioning? Ivan Pavlov Lev

Vygotsky Noam Chomsky B. F. Skinner: D

  1. Three-year-olds Tonya and Sonya are talking about two different topics but are taking turns. Tonya is talking about her pet dog and Sonya is talking about falling down at school. This is an example of? narratives. home signs. collective monologues holophrastic statements.: C
  2. Professor Sanchez believes that children acquire language through rein- forcement from adults, especially the mother. He believes that child-direct- ed speech is a type of reinforcement. Professor Sanchez is advocating the theory of language development? psychoanalytical cognitive pragmatist Behaviourist: D
  3. Mitzi is 2 years old. Which statement are her parents MOST likely to correct? "Me want no pasgetti." "Grass blue."

vocabulary. syntax. a theory of mind.: A

  1. Which statement is TRUE about deaf infants whose parents communicate with them using American Sign Language? Babbling occurs in the infants' hands and occurs around the same time as in hearing children Babbling occurs as it does in hearing children, but occurs much later in the first year of life. Babbling does not occur at all. Babbling occurs in the infants' hands, but occurs much later than in hearing children.: A
  2. Charlie, a 3-year-old, is given the imaginary verb "wug" and is asked to tell someone a story using the imaginary verb. Charlie readily tells his listener that Ernie "wugged" the ball, even though he had never heard the word "wug" before. Charlie's automatic use of the past tense provides evidence for the view of language? classical Nativist behaviourist sociocultural: B
  3. Infants are capable of , even for speech sounds they have never heard before. This indicates that the phenomenon is innate and not

dependent on experience? language comprehension dual representation categorical perception metalinguistic knowledge: C

  1. Tristan's 17-month-old daughter has an extensive vocabulary and can create both two- and three-word combinations. B. F. Skinner would say that? Tristan punished his daughter when she made mistakes. Tristan's daughter is naturally outgoing and loves to interact with others. Tristan's daughter has exceptional genes. Tristan repeated words and positively reinforced his daughter's attempts at language: D
  2. ho is MOST likely to have just begun drawing rudimentary pictures of people or faces? 4-year-old Carmen 18-month-old Alex 2½-year-old Destiny 5½-year-old José: A
  3. Which statement is an example of overextension?
  1. Ian is 7 months old. If he is a typical baby, his parents can expect him to be able to? Babble understand and speak simple words. babble and understand simple words. babble, understand simple words, and point.: A
  2. Which phrase is NOT an example of overgeneralization? "She eated" "She runned" "She jumped" "She speaked": C
  3. The text's example of children learning the new word "kradding" illustrates the process known as? overregularization . telegraphic speech. fast

mapping. syntactic bootstrapping: D

  1. Drew, a 3-year-old, is given an imaginary verb "zog" and is asked to tell someone a story using the imaginary verb. Drew readily tells his listener that Bert "zogged" at the park, even though he had never heard the word "zog" before. Drew's automatic use of the past tense provides evidence for the theory of development associated with? Lev Vygotsky. Ivan Pavlov. B. F. Skinner. Noam Chomsky: D
  2. Janet Werker and her colleagues studied infants ranging in age from 6 to 12 months. The infants, all from English-speaking homes, were tested on their ability to discriminate speech contrasts that are not used in English but that are important in two other languages—Hindi and Nthlakapmx. Werker found that? by the last months of their first year, children can continue to discriminate between English sounds and Hindi and Nthlakapmx sounds. by the last months of their first year, infants increasingly home in on the speech sounds of their native language, and by 12 months of age, they have "lost" the ability to perceive the speech sounds that are not part of it by age 6 months, infants were no longer able to discriminate between English sounds and Hindi and Nthlakapmx sounds. children are biologically prepared to learn only their native language and cannot discriminate sounds from other languages.: B
  3. Janell is 12 months old. If she is a typical baby, her parents can expect her to be able to?