child language development

Question 1

start of word

Answer 1

word initial position

Question 2

end of word

Answer 2

world final position

Question 3

typical layout of syllable

Answer 3

c v c

Question 4

beginning of syllable

Answer 4

onset

Question 5

middle of syllable

Answer 5

nucleus

Question 6

end of syllable

Answer 6

coda

Question 7

imitation

Answer 7

imitation is key for acquisition

Question 8

what are babies in terms of language?

Answer 8

idiosyncratic

Question 9

innateness

Answer 9

key acquisition theory, theory that language is innate to human species

Question 10

babbling

Answer 10

playing with articulation for preparation of becoming verbal

Question 11

bilingual children

Answer 11

find it hard to learn both languages

Question 12

main driver of acquisition

Answer 12

a mix of things, imitation is not the main driver it is part

Question 13

the issue with innateness theory

Answer 13

no one believes acquisition would occur in a linguistic vacuum

Question 14

deaf children vs non deaf children

Answer 14

they learn sign language before non deaf children

Question 15

what is “the”

Answer 15

definite article

Question 16

robbins burling language constructs reality

Answer 16

without language we can’t verbalise our existence, language constructs reality

Question 17

ao1 cld

Answer 17

what progress takes place?

Question 18

ao2 cld

Answer 18

how does it happen?

Question 19

phonemes

Answer 19

unit of sound

Question 20

1977 bard and saches

Answer 20

imitation theory is not the main driver of acquisition

Question 21

lenneburg critical period

Answer 21

critical period- when the bath is wired to squire language

Question 22

reduplicated babbling

Answer 22

repitition of vowels etc bababa

Question 23

halliday function 1, instrumental

Answer 23

language used to show needs and desires e.g want food

Question 24

halliday function 2, regulatory

Answer 24

language used to get people to do something e.g. tickle me

Question 25

halliday function 3, interactional

Answer 25

language used to interact with others and form relationships e.g. hi anna

Question 26

halliday function 4, personal

Answer 26

language used to explore feelings and identity e.g me like juice

Question 27

halliday function 5, heuristic

Answer 27

language used to explore the world and the environment e.g. what emma doing

Question 28

halliday function 6, imaginative

Answer 28

language used to be imaginative e.g. i’m a doggie woof

Question 29

halliday function 7, representational

Answer 29

language used for facts e.g coat is yellow

Question 30

overcategorisation

Answer 30

when child use one word for everything (hypernym) e.g. dog for all breeds

Question 31

analogical

Answer 31

when use word to describe something physically or visually similar e.g. van as car

Question 32

relational

Answer 32

when word has some relation to incorrect word e.g. road as car

Question 33

who defined the three utterances?

Answer 33

rescorla relational analogical categorical