Exam 3: Communicative Development: Foundations and Functions of Language

One aspect of communicative competence that does not demonstrate differences in group- or culture-specific language styles is ___________________.

Research on children's conversation with peers indicates:

A clear influence on children's pragmatic language development is the:

Vygotsky's theory of the function of private speech suggests that:

Children expand their use of language functions:

A summary of speech act development indicates that:

Children's use of narrative structures indicates that:

Researchers suggest that language function and language form:

The "reach of speech" refers to:

Describe the different perspectives and research on the emergence of communicative intent in infancy.

Studies of adjacent utterances in child language suggest that:

Research on pragmatic development suggests that:

Connected discourse refers to:

That mothers are responsible for child language acquisition is:

Children's use of gesture:

Piaget's views on children's egocentric language:

Illocutionary refers to:

When adults do not understand children's communication, _____________________.

Intentionality refers to:

Discuss the influences on sociolinguistic development that have been described in Chapter Three. Select one aspect and examine it in detail, citing references to researchers and personal anecdotes evidencing the phenomena.