Question 1

Consider language development from birth through 2 years of age.Explain the process by using the major language milestones and ideas that support your responses.

Accepted Answer

During infancy,babies begin their langua

Question 2

What strategy did Roger Brown identify as the "great word game," claiming that much of the early vocabulary acquired by children is motivated by this adult pressure to identify the words associated with objects?

Accepted Answer

A) Echoing 
B) Labelling 
C) Recasting 
D) Expanding 
A) Echoing 
B) Labelling 
C) Recasting 
D) Expanding

Question 3

Gloria is reading a book to her young son.As they go through the book,Gloria points to the objects in the pictures and says things like,"This is a tree.What is it? A tree." Gloria is supporting her son's language development through:

Accepted Answer

A) recasting. 
B) echoing. 
C) labelling. 
D) motherese. 
A) recasting. 
B) echoing. 
C) labelling. 
D) motherese.

Question 4

Language is made up of basic sounds called:

Accepted Answer

A) vowels. 
B) syllables. 
C) phonemes. 
D) morphemes. 
A) vowels. 
B) syllables. 
C) phonemes. 
D) morphemes.

Question 5

The use of short,precise words to communicate in a minimum of two-word utterances is called:

Accepted Answer

A) overextension. 
B) telegraphic speech. 
C) a holophrase. 
D) expanding. 
A) overextension. 
B) telegraphic speech. 
C) a holophrase. 
D) expanding.

Question 6

When children learn to use their "quiet voices" in the library,they are learning rules of:

Accepted Answer

A) syntax. 
B) semantics. 
C) pragmatics. 
D) phonology. 
A) syntax. 
B) semantics. 
C) pragmatics. 
D) phonology.

Question 7

When Doug drops his 1-year-old son off at the day-care centre,the child-care worker approaches the son and says in a high-pitched voice,"Does baby want to play with the ball-ball today?" This care worker is:

Accepted Answer

A) using child-directed speech. 
B) expanding. 
C) recasting. 
D) echoing. 
A) using child-directed speech. 
B) expanding. 
C) recasting. 
D) echoing.

Question 8

The rules for forming acceptable sentences are part of a language's:

Accepted Answer

A) syntax. 
B) semantics. 
C) morphology. 
D) pragmatics. 
A) syntax. 
B) semantics. 
C) morphology. 
D) pragmatics.

Question 9

_____ is the ability to produce an endless number of meaningful sentences using a finite set of words and rules.

Accepted Answer

A) Infinite generativity 
B) Syntax 
C) Phonology 
D) Displacement 
A) Infinite generativity 
B) Syntax 
C) Phonology 
D) Displacement

Question 10

Which provides the strongest evidence for the biological basis of language?

Accepted Answer

A) The phonetic similarity between most languages 
B) The fact that only human beings can acquire language 
C) The consistent timing and order of language acquisition around the world, in spite of wide variations in the way adults interact with infants 
D) The recent identification of a "linguistic gene sequence" on the eighteenth chromosomal pair 
A) The phonetic similarity between most languages 
B) The fact that only human beings can acquire language 
C) The consistent timing and order of language acquisition around the world, in spite of wide variations in the way adults interact with infants 
D) The recent identification of a "linguistic gene sequence" on the eighteenth chromosomal pair

Question 11

In regard to concerns about immature printing and invented spelling,which statement(s)is/are true?

Accepted Answer

A) These traits should be viewed as natural. 
B) These concerns are very legitimate since children can continue on in life this way. 
C) These concerns will lessen in the context of maintaining early writing and spontaneity. 
D) These traits are natural and the concerns will lessen in the context of maintaining early writing and spontaneity. 
A) These traits should be viewed as natural. 
B) These concerns are very legitimate since children can continue on in life this way. 
C) These concerns will lessen in the context of maintaining early writing and spontaneity. 
D) These traits are natural and the concerns will lessen in the context of maintaining early writing and spontaneity.

Question 12

Identify two basic issues that characterize connections between language and cognition and provide one example of each.

Accepted Answer

Whether cognition is necessary

Question 13

Which is the proper sequence for children's writing?

Accepted Answer

A) Scribbling, printing letters, distinguishing between features of letters 
B) Scribbling, distinguishing between letters, printing letters, printing own name 
C) Scribbling, printing letters, printing own name, distinguishing between letters 
D) None of these 
A) Scribbling, printing letters, distinguishing between features of letters 
B) Scribbling, distinguishing between letters, printing letters, printing own name 
C) Scribbling, printing letters, printing own name, distinguishing between letters 
D) None of these

Question 14

Helen Keller's visual and auditory deficits were:

Accepted Answer

A) congenital. 
B) caused by abuse. 
C) psychosomatic. 
D) the result of a childhood illness. 
A) congenital. 
B) caused by abuse. 
C) psychosomatic. 
D) the result of a childhood illness.

Question 15

Which is not an aspect of pragmatics?

Accepted Answer

A) Taking turns in conversation 
B) Using polite language 
C) Pronouncing your words correctly 
D) Telling convincing lies 
A) Taking turns in conversation 
B) Using polite language 
C) Pronouncing your words correctly 
D) Telling convincing lies

Question 16

Both the stories of the Wild Boy of Aveyron and the modern-day child named Genie raise questions about:

Accepted Answer

A) who would allow this to happen to a child. 
B) what are the biological determinants of language. 
C) what are the environmental determinants of language. 
D) what are the biological and environmental determinants of language. 
A) who would allow this to happen to a child. 
B) what are the biological determinants of language. 
C) what are the environmental determinants of language. 
D) what are the biological and environmental determinants of language.

Question 17

What is the proper sequence for language acquisition?

Accepted Answer

A) Cry, babble, coo, first word 
B) Babble, coo, cry, first word 
C) Cry, coo, babble, first word 
D) Coo, cry, first word, babble 
A) Cry, babble, coo, first word 
B) Babble, coo, cry, first word 
C) Cry, coo, babble, first word 
D) Coo, cry, first word, babble

Question 18

_____ is the use of irony,derision,or wit to expose folly or wickedness.

Accepted Answer

A) Similarity 
B) Satire 
C) Metaphor 
D) Vocabulary 
A) Similarity 
B) Satire 
C) Metaphor 
D) Vocabulary

Question 19

Children who begin elementary school with a small vocabulary are at risk when it comes to:

Accepted Answer

A) paying attention. 
B) making friends. 
C) learning how to read. 
D) sitting in their seats. 
A) paying attention. 
B) making friends. 
C) learning how to read. 
D) sitting in their seats.

Question 20

The whole-language approach supports that reading should be:

Accepted Answer

A) taught alone for its own sake. 
B) focused on real-life materials. 
C) integrated with other content areas such as science and social studies. 
D) focused on real-life materials as well as integrated with other content areas such as science and social studies. 
A) taught alone for its own sake. 
B) focused on real-life materials. 
C) integrated with other content areas such as science and social studies. 
D) focused on real-life materials as well as integrated with other content areas such as science and social studies.

Consider language development from birth through 2 years of age.Explain the process by using the major language milestones and ideas that support your responses.

What strategy did Roger Brown identify as the "great word game," claiming that much of the early vocabulary acquired by children is motivated by this adult pressure to identify the words associated with objects?

Gloria is reading a book to her young son.As they go through the book,Gloria points to the objects in the pictures and says things like,"This is a tree.What is it? A tree." Gloria is supporting her son's language development through:

Language is made up of basic sounds called:

The use of short,precise words to communicate in a minimum of two-word utterances is called:

When children learn to use their "quiet voices" in the library,they are learning rules of:

When Doug drops his 1-year-old son off at the day-care centre,the child-care worker approaches the son and says in a high-pitched voice,"Does baby want to play with the ball-ball today?" This care worker is:

The rules for forming acceptable sentences are part of a language's:

_____ is the ability to produce an endless number of meaningful sentences using a finite set of words and rules.

Which provides the strongest evidence for the biological basis of language?

In regard to concerns about immature printing and invented spelling,which statement(s)is/are true?

Identify two basic issues that characterize connections between language and cognition and provide one example of each.

Which is the proper sequence for children's writing?

Helen Keller's visual and auditory deficits were:

Which is not an aspect of pragmatics?

Both the stories of the Wild Boy of Aveyron and the modern-day child named Genie raise questions about:

What is the proper sequence for language acquisition?

_____ is the use of irony,derision,or wit to expose folly or wickedness.

Children who begin elementary school with a small vocabulary are at risk when it comes to:

The whole-language approach supports that reading should be:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

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Exam 9: Language Development

Consider language development from birth through 2 years of age.Explain the process by using the major language milestones and ideas that support your responses.

What strategy did Roger Brown identify as the "great word game," claiming that much of the early vocabulary acquired by children is motivated by this adult pressure to identify the words associated with objects?

Gloria is reading a book to her young son.As they go through the book,Gloria points to the objects in the pictures and says things like,"This is a tree.What is it? A tree." Gloria is supporting her son's language development through:

Language is made up of basic sounds called:

The use of short,precise words to communicate in a minimum of two-word utterances is called:

When children learn to use their "quiet voices" in the library,they are learning rules of:

When Doug drops his 1-year-old son off at the day-care centre,the child-care worker approaches the son and says in a high-pitched voice,"Does baby want to play with the ball-ball today?" This care worker is:

The rules for forming acceptable sentences are part of a language's:

_____ is the ability to produce an endless number of meaningful sentences using a finite set of words and rules.

Which provides the strongest evidence for the biological basis of language?

In regard to concerns about immature printing and invented spelling,which statement(s)is/are true?

Identify two basic issues that characterize connections between language and cognition and provide one example of each.

Which is the proper sequence for children's writing?

Helen Keller's visual and auditory deficits were:

Which is not an aspect of pragmatics?

Both the stories of the Wild Boy of Aveyron and the modern-day child named Genie raise questions about:

What is the proper sequence for language acquisition?

_____ is the use of irony,derision,or wit to expose folly or wickedness.

Children who begin elementary school with a small vocabulary are at risk when it comes to:

The whole-language approach supports that reading should be:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Emotional Development

The Self and Identity

Gender

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Schools and Technology

Filters