Language development Part 1

Question 1

Define productive language

Answer 1

Spoken language that conveys articulation and intonation. Occurs in the Broca’s area of the brain

Question 2

Define receptive language

Answer 2

Understanding of words or sentences, perception of physical properties of sounds, processing takes place in wernickes area

Question 3

Define morphemes

Answer 3

smallest subunit of a word that conveys meaning.

Question 4

example of a morpheme

Answer 4

come, incomeing

Question 5

Define phonemes

Answer 5

a difference in the way in which two words convey meaning

-word, prefix, suffix

Question 6

Define phonemic difference

Answer 6

the pronunciation that changes by the meaning of the word, example of cat and scat. only one phonemic difference

Question 7

Define semantics

Answer 7

meanings of words and sentences: definitions.

Question 8

Define grammar

Answer 8

structure rules of language, syntax that governs the formation of sentences. closely linked to semantics

Question 9

at what age is preverbal

Answer 9

up to one year

Question 10

when do first words appear?

Answer 10

1 to 1.5 years

Question 11

when do first sentences appear?

Answer 11

1.5+ years