Vocabulary Chapter 4

Question 1

a way of using words that is not literal, but rather conveys meaning in a creative way

Answer 1

figurative language

Question 2

practicing the same thing repeatedly, where the phoneme and its position remain the same, even if the words change.

Answer 2

phonetically consistent forms

Question 3

to change or improve an original idea, plan, or formula, usually in a different way

Answer 3

reformulation

Question 4

the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge

Answer 4

lexicon

Question 5

a theory of language acquisition that describes how children learn new words quickly by making connections between the word and its meaning.

Answer 5

fast mapping

Question 6

Mean Length of Utterance; average length of the sentences that a child typically uses

Answer 6

MLU

Question 7

the ability to think about and analyze language separately from its meaning

Answer 7

metalinguistic skills

Question 8

the branch of linguistics dealing with language in use and the contexts in which it is used

Answer 8

pragmatics

Question 9

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

Answer 9

syntax

Question 10

the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning

Answer 10

semantics