Exam 7: Language Development

When a person is communicating effectively and appropriately with others,the person is following the general rules of __________.

Because they have a wider range of linguistic possibilities to select from,children who are __________ tend to show more cognitive flexibility than their peers.

Bilingual speakers show __________ than students who speak only one language.

Which term describes instances in which new words are associated with their meaning after only a brief encounter?

Almost every time Amos articulates the word "da," his father picks him up with joy,smiles,and praises his son for trying to say "dad." The father's behavior reinforces Amos's behavior.Which theory of language acquisition is this an example of?

__________ is the aspect of language relating to communicating effectively and appropriately with other.

What is the term for a baby's speech-like but meaningless sounds?

Which term refers to the way an individual combines words and phrases to form sentences?

When non-English speaking children are initially taught in their native language,while at the same time learning English,the technique is called __________.

According to the __________,language development comes about through a combination of genetically determined predispositions and environmental circumstances.

Alesander is 6 years old,and although he pronounces most words clearly,he has difficulty pronouncing "j," "v," "th," and "zh" sounds,which are examples of __________.

Which term refers to a neural system of the brain hypothesized to permit understanding of language?

__________ are the rules that govern the meaning of words and sentences.

The sentences "I'm SO thrilled to be here," "I'm so THRILLED to be here," "I'm so thrilled to be HERE," and "I'M so thrilled to be here" differ in __________.

Armando calls his favorite blanket a "blankie." When he sees other blankets in the house,however,he does not refer to them as a "blankie" because he uses that name only for his favorite blanket.What is Armando demonstrating with his speech?

The ability to understand speech is also known by what term?

How do mothers in the United States compare to mothers in Japan in the styles of speech they use with their children?

By age 6,how large is the vocabulary of an average child?

What is a child most likely to refer to when she uses her first words?

What typically happens to a child's vocabulary between the ages of 16 and 24 months?