Language

Question 1

_____ - communication of ideas through symbols that’s really arranged according to grammatical rules

Answer 1

Language

Question 2

According to ______, we are all born with the innate ability to learn language

Answer 2

Chomsky

Question 3

______ - basic sound units of a given language (not just letters but combinations of letters used to make a sound)

Answer 3

Phonemes

Question 4

_____ - the most basic unit of a language that has meaning (some are words themselves, or prefixes and suffixes that are tacked onto a word to change the meaning)

Answer 4

Morphemes

Question 5

_____ - the way in which words are arranged (English = subject - verb - object)

Answer 5

Syntax

Question 6

_____ - the study of meaning depending on the way that a word is used (ex: let’s eat grandpa vs lets eat, grandpa)

Answer 6

Semantics

Question 7

______ - time to learn first language, after which we aren’t able to learn

Answer 7

Critical period

Question 8

Infants first communicate by ____ (to get caregivers attention)

Answer 8

Crying

Question 9

Infants second communicate by ____ (when happy)

Answer 9

Cooing

Question 10

Infants third communicate by _____ (has sounds of speech but not the meaning)

Answer 10

Babble