CDS/ caregiver language

Question 1

What does CDS stand for?

Answer 1

Child Directed Speech

Question 2

Who was the theorist who coined “LASS”

Answer 2

Jerome Bruner

Question 3

What aspect of acquisition theory does Bruner believe in?

Answer 3

Interactionism

Question 4

What are the four aspects of the LASS?

Answer 4

• Joint attention
  -Scaffolding
  -Social cultural contexts
  -Formats and routines

Question 4

What does the LASS stand for?

Answer 4

Language Acquisition Support System

Question 5

Does the LASS work in tandem with the LAD or are they independent?

Answer 5

Work together

Question 6

A social and cultural context can include ___________

Answer 6

Watching TV

Question 7

Scaffolding provides ______________

Answer 7

Sentence frames that a child can RECAST

Question 8

Formats and routines are _______

Answer 8

Predictable and encourage children to speak

Question 9

What does Vygotsky’s “zone of proximal development” refer to?

Answer 9

How children and adults work together to move children towards independence

Question 10

Who said “The zone of proximal development”?

Answer 10

Vygotsky

Question 11

What aspect of acquisition theory does Vygotsky believe in?

Answer 11

Interactionism

Question 12

The case of Genie Wiley gives evidence for the ___ and the ____

Answer 12

LAD and LASS

Question 13

Keeping a child talking is a key feature of the CDS. Why?

Answer 13

It allows a child to continue developing through trial and error

Question 14

What feature of CDS is the following? “I see you, you see me” (said by caregiver)

Answer 14

Repetition and/or repeated sentence frames

Question 15

What typically happens to a person’s voice pitch when engaging with the CDS?

Answer 15

Gets higher

Question 16

What is pitch modulation?

Answer 16

Changing pitch of your voice

Question 17

What feature of CDS is the following and how does it converge to child language? “Is Will hungry?” (Said by parent)

Answer 17

Using the child’s name rather than pronouns, converges because pronouns are conceptually more difficult

Question 18

What tense does the CDS mainly use? Why?

Answer 18

Present, because it’s conceptually easier for a child to understand

Question 19

What are sentences that are unclear unless in context and a part of CDS?

Answer 19

One word utterances/ elliptical sentences

Question 20

What are sentences that are unclear unless in context and a part of CDS?

Answer 20

One word utterances/ elliptical sentences

Question 21

What type of noun is commonly used in CDS? Why?

Answer 21

Concrete, conceptually easier for a child to understand

Question 22

What type of noun is commonly used in CDS? Why?

Answer 22

Concrete, conceptually easier for a child to understand

Question 23

Are modifiers and verbs frequently used in CDS?

Answer 23

No

Question 24

Are modifiers and verbs frequently used in CDS?

Answer 24

No

Question 25

What are expansions/ recasts?

Answer 25

Making the phrase a child uses longer/ putting it into the correct grammatical framework

Question 26

Does Chomsky agree with just the CDS? Why/ why not?

Answer 26

No, he thinks acquisition is still innate as frameworks like the CDS are random