Child Language Acquisition Flashcards
Damage to the Broca area can cause problems with?
Speech
Damage to the Wernicke area of the brain can cause problems with?
Comprehension
Critical Period
Before puberty, the period in which children must be exposed to language in order to develop the skill successfully.
Child Directed Speech
AKA Infant Direct Talk, is a distinctive mode of talking to young children or infants.
Cooing [time]
From 6 - 8 week.
Babbling [time]
6 - 10 months.
One Word [time]
10 - 15 months.
When is a spurt in vocabulary in an infant?
Around 19 months.
Cooing
Long drawn out vowel sounds.
Babbling
Combination of one consonant and a vowel.
What is the technical name for the “one word” period of CLA?
Holophrastic stage.
When do infants start combining words?
By the end of their second year.
What is over generalisation?
Using certain word formation rules for more words than required. Example sit -> sitted, or foot -> foots.
What is over extension?
Using a given word in a broader context than appropriate. Example: using the word “dog” to describe all animals with four legs.
What is under extension?
Using a given word in a restricted context. For example: calling your dog “dog” but not other dogs, a dog.
What are the three major child language acquisition theories?
The nativist, behaviourist and constructivist theory.
Who was the main proposer of the nativist theory?
Chomsky.
Who was the main proposer of the behaviourist theory?
Skinner.
What is the behaviourist theory?
Language is learnt through positive and negative reinforcement.
What is the nativist theory?
The rules in language and grammar are innate in us and common to all humans.We have a LAD in our brains which is just used for language functions.
What is LAD?
Language Acquisition Device, part of the nativist theory.
What is the constructivist theory?
AKA social interactionist. Language is learnt because of the need to communicate with those around us. Children solve problems that the environment presents to them and the knowledge received is actively constructed by the child.
What is a regular plural?
A word in which the plural can be made by just adding an “s” to the end of a word.
What is an irregular plural?
A word in which is changed to form a plural. Eg: man/men, sheep/sheep. (no “s” is added).
What is bilabial articulation?
Using both lips together to make the sound, generally when using the consonant “p” or “b”.
What is labio-dental articulation?
Using the lower lip and upper teeth, the consonants “f” and “v” cause this.
Give an example of a past participle?
Possible answers may include: [SIMPLE/PAST/PAST PARTICIPLE], (be/was/been), (begin/began/begun), (drive/drove/driven). HINT: “I have .. VERB”…
