Ch 8 Vocab

Question 1

anaphoric reference

Answer 1

Grammatical mechanism that notifies the listener that the speaker is referring to a previous reference. Pronouns are one type of word used in anaphoric reference.

Question 2

centering

Answer 2

The linking of entities in a narrative to form a story nucleus. Links may be based on similarity or complementarity of features, sequence, or causality.

Question 3

chaining

Answer 3

Narrative form consisting of a sequence of events that share attributes and lead directly from one to another.

Question 4

deixis

Answer 4

Process of using the speaker’s perspective as a reference. Ex. deixis can be seen in words such as “this”, “that”, “here”, “there”, “me”, and “you”.

Question 5

demonstrative

Answer 5

A presuppositional tool. Ex. this, that, these, those

Question 6

ellipsis

Answer 6

Conversational device of omitting redundant information. Ex. when asked, “Who saw the movie?” we reply “I did,” not “I saw the movie.”

Question 7

event structure

Answer 7

Set of event sequences including the events, relationships, and relative significance.

Question 8

fast mapping

Answer 8

Quick, sketchy, and tentative formation of a link between a particular referent and a new name that enables a child to have access to and use the word in a n immediate although somewhat limited way. Gradually, the meaning of the referent widens as the word is freed from aspects of the initial context.

Question 9

intention

Answer 9

What a child communicatively comprehends and produces - exclamation and call, wanting, direct request, statement, request permission, suggestion, indirect request

Question 10

kinship term

Answer 10

Relational term that relates to relatives. (Ex. mother, father, sister, grandparents, niece, uncle)

Question 11

locational prepositions

Answer 11

Prepositions explaining spatial relations. Ex. at, in, on

Question 12

narrative

Answer 12

Consists of self-generated story; familiar tale; retelling of a movie, television show, or previously heard or seen story; and personal experience recounting.

Question 13

narrative level

Answer 13

Overall organization of a narrative.

Question 14

physical relation words

Answer 14

Relational term that refers to characteristics of something. (ex. big, little)

Question 15

register

Answer 15

Situationally influenced language variations, such as motherese.

Question 16

relational words

Answer 16

The development of these terms help the child relate to their environment. The child begins to make comparisons, to understand how things differ/how they’re the same.

Question 17

temporal terms

Answer 17

Relational terms that refer to information about order, duration, relation/simultaneity of an event occurrence. (Ex. before, after, since, until, while)

Question 18

theory of mind

Answer 18

The ability of individuals to understand the minds of other people and to comprehend and predict their behavior.

Question 19

topic

Answer 19

Shared focus of a conversation that may contain one or more topics.