Language Development

Question 1

How many categories of language development theories are there?

Answer 1

3. Learning theory approaches, nativist approach, interactionist approach

Question 2

Learning theory approach

Answer 2

Social learning theory (acquire language by observing and imitating).

Question 3

Nativist approach

Answer 3

Noam Chomsky’s theory. Human brain is genetically programmed to enable people to create and understand language––there’s a language acquisition device in humans. Humans can learn any language through exposure.

Question 4

Interactionist approach

Answer 4

A combination of learning and nativist approaches is responsible for language development

Question 5

Milestone for 3 months

Answer 5

Smiles when talked to

Question 6

Milestone for 4 months

Answer 6

Responds to voice by turning head

Question 7

Milestone for 5 months

Answer 7

Cooing

Question 8

Milestone for 6 months

Answer 8

Babbling, which closely resembles speech

Question 9

Milestone for 8 months

Answer 9

Repeats syllables

Question 10

Milestone for 1 year

Answer 10

Shows understanding of some words

Question 11

Milestone for 1.5 years

Answer 11

Can produce about 50 one-word utterances (holophrases)

Question 12

Milestone for 2 years

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Uses some two-word phrases

Question 13

Milestone for 2.5 years

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A vocabulary of several hundred words; speaks in short sentences

Question 14

Milestone for 3 years

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A vocabulary of about 1,000 words

Question 15

Milestone for 4 years

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Basic rules of language consistently demonstrated

Question 16

Language disorder

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Difficulty in acquiring or using spoken or written language.

Question 17

Speech disorder

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Difficulty in producing developmentally expected speech sounds

Question 18

Social communication disorder

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Difficulties understanding and using verbal and nonverbal social cues, affecting social relationships and comprehension

Question 19

Aphasia

Answer 19

Difficulty naming objects

Question 20

Anomia

Answer 20

word finding difficulties

Question 21

Psycholinguistics

Answer 21

Study of language development

Question 22

Speech

Answer 22

Physical act of forming and sequencing sounds of oral language

Question 23

Language

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System of grammatical rules and semantics

Question 24

Semantics

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Study of word meanings

Question 25

Syntax

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Proper use of grammar

Question 26

Pragmatics

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How language is used in social context (taking turns, pointing, incorporating facial and hand gestures)

Question 27

Phonology

Answer 27

What language sounds like

Question 28

Phenome

Answer 28

Language’s most basic sound element. English, for example, has 40 basic sounds.

Question 29

Morphology

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Governs rules of word formation

Question 30

Morpheme

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Smallest, meaning ful language unit (e.g. “at” has one morpheme, “boys” has two: “Boy” and “s”)

Question 31

Dialect

Answer 31

Variation in language. Var by occupation, age, region, and social class

Question 32

Three areas of brain that are important in context of language development

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Broca’s area, wenicke’s area, arcuate fasciculus

Question 33

Broca’s area

Answer 33

Related to speech production. Damage causes speech to be slow and labored.

Question 34

Wernicke’s area

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Speech comprehension. Damage can result in difficulty understanding language through sense organs

Question 35

Arcuate fasciculus

Answer 35

Bundle of nerve fibers that connect Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area