Module 3.5

Question 1

Language

Answer 1

is a shared system of arbitrary symbols that are rule-governed and generative to produce an infinity of ideas

Question 2

Nonverbal manual gestures

Answer 2

a form of non-verbal communication in which visible bodily actions communicate particular messages, either in place of speech or together and in parallel with spoken words

Question 3

Formal language

Answer 3

a language that usually consist of a set of symbols and rules regarding their linkage

Question 4

Cooing

Answer 4

vowel-like sounds produced by young infants when they are seemingly happy and contented

Question 5

Babbling

Answer 5

prespeech sounds, such as dadada, made by infants from around 6 months of age. Babbling is usually regarded as practice in vocalization, which facilitates later speech development

Question 6

One-word stage

Answer 6

the developmental period, between approximately 10 and 18 months, when children use one word at a time when speaking

Question 7

Telegraphic speech

Answer 7

the speech of children roughly between the ages of 18 and 30 months. This is usually in the form of two-word expressions up to the age of about 24 months