Exam 9: Language and Communication

The findings that specific regions of the brain are involved in language processing,that only humans learn grammar readily,and that there is a critical period for learning language all support the idea

Seven-month-old Julius hears this conversation: John: I want to go swim. John's dad: Do you want to swim in the pool? John: No,I want to swim in the lake. If Julius then hears the words "run" and "swim," what would you expect him to do?

Eighteen-month-old Lenny's vocabulary contains some words that are names for objects but also has many social phrases such as "I want it" and "Go away." Lenny has a(n) ________ style of learning language.

What is language and how does it differ from simple communication?

Which would occur first in language development?

Noel believes that children master grammar in the context of interactions with adults in which both parties want improved communication.Noel's beliefs fit best with the

People can easily acquire language at any point in life.

Barry tells his three-year-old son,Billy,the name of an unfamiliar object.You would expect Billy to

Cooing involves combining vowel and consonant sounds.

Early on,use of gestures is completely independent of use of words.

What can adults do during their interactions with children to promote children's language development (i.e. ,help children master grammar and other aspects of language)?

Your friend Angelina wants to know what she can do to stimulate her son Mario's development.What should Angelina do in her interactions with Mario and how should she structure his home environment to maximize his language development?

The sounds of a language are referred to as

Infants as young as ________ of age can distinguish phonemes.

Which of the following is an example of overregularization?

Most children say their first words at about ________ of age.

Infants as young as one month can discriminate different sounds.

Which of the following grammatical forms have most children mastered by the time they enter kindergarten?

The use of symbols is not related to language development.

One way that young infants seem to identify words is by