quiz 3

Question 1

List three reasons why language is challenging to evaluate

Answer 1

1. the development of language is influenced by other aspects of development such as cognition, motor, and social development
2. the components of language (pragmatics, semantics, syntactic, morphologic) do not occur in isolation; they are integrated within one another
3. expectations of language performance vary across time

Question 2

define semantics

Answer 2

refers to the meaning of words for language; largely vocabulary

Question 3

define syntax

Answer 3

refers to the rules of grammar

Question 4

morphology

Answer 4

refers to the study of units of meaning

Question 5

pragmatics

Answer 5

social aspects of language

Question 6

phonology

Answer 6

refers to speech sounds, sound patterns, an rules of sound organization for using language

Question 7

cognition

Answer 7

refers to mental process (attention, memory, executive functions)

Question 8

list three early cognitive behaviors

Answer 8

imitation- acknowledgement of the existence of a behavior and the ability to repeat it
deferred imitation: imitation of a behavior following a lapse of time
means end: production of an act to achieve a goal