Child Language Aquisition

Question 0

Non-vocal

Answer 0

Behaviour that doesn’t involve words or sounds

Question 1

Pre-verbal

Answer 1

Anything a child does before it speaks

Question 2

Vocalisation

Answer 2

Sounds that cannot be described as words

Question 3

Deletion

Answer 3

Omitting the final consonant in words e.g do(g) cu(p)

Question 4

Substitution

Answer 4

Substituting one sounds for another, especially hard sounds e.g “pip” for “ship”

Question 5

Addition

Answer 5

Adding extra vowel sounds to the end of words creating a CVCV pattern

Question 6

Assimilation

Answer 6

Changing on consonant or vowel for another e.g “gog” for “dog”

Question 7

Reduplication

Answer 7

Repeating a whole syllable e.g dada, mama

Question 8

Consonant cluster reduction

Answer 8

Reducing them to smaller units e.g “pider” for “spider”

Question 9

Deletion of unstressed syllables

Answer 9

Omitting the opening syllable in words

Question 10

Instrumental function of child language

Answer 10

Language to express needs e.g want juice

Question 11

Regulatory function of child language

Answer 11

Language to tell other what to do e.g go away

Question 12

Intersectional function of child language

Answer 12

Language to make contact with others e.g love you mummy

Question 13

Personal function of child language

Answer 13

Language to express thoughts and feelings

Question 14

Heuristic function of child language

Answer 14

Language to gain knowledge e.g what the tractor doing

Question 15

Imaginative function of child language

Answer 15

Language to tell stories and jokes

Question 16

Representational function of child language

Answer 16

To convey facts or information

Question 17

Overextension

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When a child extends the meaning of a word e.g uses the word bird for anything that flies

Question 18

Categorical: Over extension

Answer 18

A word for one member of a clear category is extended to other members of that category “a child uses ‘apple’ to label all fruit”

Question 19

Analogical: Overextension

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A word for one object is extended to another object which is not in the same category but which still bares some similarity “using cat for a soft scarf”

Question 20

Statements: Overextension

Answer 20

Like one word sentences children age not labelling the object but are making a statement in relation to it e.g “dolly for a dolls bed”

Question 21

Holophrase

Answer 21

Single word that means a whole sentence

Question 22

Recurrence

Answer 22

A repeated part of speech

Question 23

Negation

Answer 23

A negative statement

Question 24

Nomination

Answer 24

Specifically naming something/someone in an utterance

Question 25

Agent

Answer 25

The subject in a sentence

Question 26

Affected

Answer 26

The object in a sentence

Question 27

Three stages of lexical acquisition - Aitchison

Answer 27

Labelling
Packaging
Network building