quiz #5 Flashcards
_____ is/are a system that relates sounds (or gestures) to meaning
language
when using _____, adults speak slowly and with exaggerated changed in pitch and loudness
infant directed speech
vowel-like utterances such as “ooooooo” and “ahhhhhh” are referred to as…
cooing
a childs ability to make connections between new words and referents so rapidly that he or she cannot be considering all possible meanings for the new word referred to as…
fast mapping
when children are learning new words, they….
are more likely to learn an obejcst name when adults look at the object while saying its name
defining a word too narrowly is known as…
an underextenstion
which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the influence of the environment on language development?
questioning children while reading to them forces them to idenitfy the meanings of new words
a language’s rules for combining words to create sentences are referred to as…
syntax
the prediction of 2 words speech…
often is called telegraphic speech
______ occurs when children apply rules to words that are expectations to the rule.
overregularization
which would occur first in language development?
use of intonation to indicate a question
behaviorist learning theorists propose that…
language is learned through imitation and reinforcement
which of the following statements reflects how children acquire grammar (according to the linguistic view)?
humans seem to be innately prepares to process language and learn grammar
when children make the mistake of defining a word too broadly, it is referred to as…
overextension
the production of syllables that contain vowels and consonants is called…
babbling