Learning sentences 24 Flashcards
how many words does a 18 month old use
50
between 1.5 and 6 vocabulary is acquired slowly. T OR F
false
How many words by the age of 6
14 000
is there a lot of variation between children
yes
is there a lot of similarity between languages
yes
You acquire lexical items or functional items first
lexical
from what age can a child be very good at acquiring language
0 to 7
is acquiring a word easy. why
no. the world is full of objects. natural phenomena are gradient, not clearly delineated. Many words do not refer to observable phenomena
what are the 3 assumption children make when acquiring a new word
- whole object assumption: word refers to the whole object not a part of it
- type assumption: word refers to a type of thing (category)
- Basic level assumption: word refers to objects that are alike in basic ways. old and new tv are used for the same thing
what are 2 errors in word-meaning acquisition
- overextension: acquired meaning is more general than the intended meaning. Duck as any type of bird.
- underextension. acquired meaning is more specific than the intended meaning. fail to generalize. birds as duck only
overextension is overuse of what assumption
type assumption or basic level assumption
are children aware of their overextension
yes it compensate for their limited vocabulary.
underextension is the underuse of
type assumption and basic level assumption. bird as ducks only
what are the 3 stages of morphological development (u-shaped learning)
- words are memorized whole
no evidence of morphology (slept) - inflectional morphology overgeneralized (sleeped, mans)
- adult-like morphology (slept)
a quoi sert le wug test
see if children acquired morphology. 3ys are able to reproduce inflectional morphemes in real words but and fake words.
