Module 9 Vocabulary & Terms

Question 1

Language Acquisition

Answer 1

The process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language, as well as to produce and use words and sentences to

Question 2

innateness hypothesis

Answer 2

the idea that humans are genetically equipped to acquire language

Question 3

language acquisition device (LAD)

Answer 3

an innate mechanism or process that facilitates the learning of language

Question 4

cognitive abilities

Answer 4

capabilities related to the acquisition and application of knowledge in problem solving

Question 5

Stages of Acquisition

Answer 5

1. Prelingual Stage (0-6 months)
2. Babbling Stage (6-12 months)
3. One-Word or Holophrastic Stage (1-2 years)
4. Two-Word Stage (approximately 2 years)
   5.Telegraphic Stage (MLU measured)

Question 6

theoretical linguistics

Answer 6

the study of language from a structural point of view, without much attention (if any) to cultural contexts of language use

Question 7

imitation

Answer 7

a copy that is represented as the original

Question 8

innate

Answer 8

inborn; natural

Question 9

Reinforcement

Answer 9

any event that strengthens the behavior it follows

Question 10

Active Construction of a Grammar Theory

Answer 10

Theory of language acquisition that says that children acquire a language by inventing rules of grammar based on the speech around them.

Question 11

Connectionist Theories

Answer 11

Language is organized in a network containg nodes and connections. the network of nodes and connections undergoes constant trnasformation in response to language input. (Narture or nurture Inspired)

Question 12

feral children

Answer 12

children assumed to have been raised by animals, in the wilderness, isolated from humans

Question 13

second language

Answer 13

A language that is different from the mother tongue learned at birth but is the predominant language spoken in a region.

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Critical Period Hypothesis

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Erick Lenneberg - theory of language development that states language must be learned by a certain age, otherwise, we will experience continual difficulty learning language

Question 15

sign language

Answer 15

a form of communication that uses mainly hand movements to convey messages

Question 16

Bilingualism

Answer 16

The ability to speak two languages

Question 17

prelinguistic communication

Answer 17

communication that occurs before children use words; includes gestures and nonword vocalizations

Question 18

babbling stage

Answer 18

beginning at about 4 months, the stage of speech development in which the infant spontaneously utters various sounds at first unrelated to the household language

Question 19

one-word stage

Answer 19

the stage in speech development, from about age 1 to 2, during which a child speaks mostly in single words

Question 20

two-word stage

Answer 20

beginning about age 2, the stage in speech development during which a child speaks mostly two-word statements

Question 21

Beyond the two-word stage

Answer 21

Once children move out of the two-word stage, they quickly begin uttering longer phrases; may still resemble a telegraphed message, but will continue to follow the rules of syntax