Exam 11: Development of Language and Communication Skills

Which of the following best summarizes the research evidence regarding the acquisition of a first language?

In which order do children generally acquire verbal labels for spatial contrasts?

Five-year-old Samantha often modifies the complexity of her speech when talking with her classmate Georges because he is just learning English.The development of which of the following accounts for the shift in her speech pattern when speaking to Georges?

In one popular science-fiction movie, the Jedi master uses sentences such as, "When 900 years old you are, look so good you will not." When he speaks in this way, the Jedi master can convey meaning, but his sentences do not conform to which of the following rules of the English language?

Sometimes children will correctly use irregular words such as feet or went for a time and then begin making errors such as foots or goed.What do these errors indicate?

Aini is babysitting her 3-month-old nephew.She is trying to interest him in one of his toys, but he keeps looking away from her.Based on the results from Fernald's research, how should Aini speak to him to recapture his attention?

Five grammatical morphemes that children acquire during the preschool period are (1) standard plurals (formed by adding s); (2) regular past tense (formed by adding ed); (3) progressive tense (formed by adding ing); (4) possession (formed by adding 's); (5) definite and indefinite articles (use of the/an/a).List the five morphemes above in their typical order of emergence.

Explain what is meant by overextension and underextension and provide examples to illustrate each type of linguistic error.

Which of the following is a strong predictor of the child's reading skill in grade school?

If an English-speaking child shows a preference for the nonsense word blek over bkel, of which component of language has he or she acquired knowledge?

Laura is a 2-year-old living in Vancouver.She has two older brothers and one older sister.Based on research conducted by Nelson, what type of language style is Laura most likely to have?

Suppose that a child heard the novel sentence "This is a gezzle one." According to the concept of syntactical bootstrapping, how will the child use the word gezzle in the future?

Outline the empiricist (learning) perspective of language development, and evaluate evidence that relates to the role of learning in the development of semantics (vocabulary) and syntax (grammar).

Which of the following observations about language did Bickerton claim that only the nativist model could account for?

Explain what is meant by metalinguistic awareness.

Contrast declarative and imperative gestures, and provide an example to illustrate each type of gesture.

Discuss the potential benefits for minority children (e.g., refugees, immigrants, or Indigenous children in Canada) enrolled in heritage language programs.

What type of language knowledge is a child demonstrating when he or she engages in word play and says such things as stop, bop, rop, dop, clop, mop but never says sgap, tpir, or sbum?

In addition to several other pieces of evidence, Lenneberg and others have cited commonalities in structure of Creolized languages as evidence for which theory of language acquisition?

The sentence "The speeding the raced city through streets car" would be difficult for an English speaker to understand because it violates a basic set of rules of the English language.What rules are violated?