Question 1

Emergentism refers to the view that children's language:

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A)  develops out of the interactions of environmental and biological aspects of the child's nature 
B)  emerges as a result of adult modeling 
C)  is a product of cognitive and social behaviors 
D)  develops as a result of social interaction 
A)  develops out of the interactions of environmental and biological aspects of the child's nature 
B)  emerges as a result of adult modeling 
C)  is a product of cognitive and social behaviors 
D)  develops as a result of social interaction A

Question 2

The first recorded language acquisition experiment:

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A)  was conducted by Greeks in the fourth century BC. 
B)  provided the foundation for ethics in child language development. 
C)  focused on racial issues. 
D)  explained how two infants learned their first words. 
A)  was conducted by Greeks in the fourth century BC. 
B)  provided the foundation for ethics in child language development. 
C)  focused on racial issues. 
D)  explained how two infants learned their first words. C

Question 3

Observation of how "The Wild Boy of Averyon," learned language:

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A)  contributed to success in teaching learners who are deaf. 
B)  contributed to the use of baby biographies 
C)  laid the foundation for Darwin's study of his son's communication 
D)  proved that children without language have limited thinking skills 
A)  contributed to success in teaching learners who are deaf. 
B)  contributed to the use of baby biographies 
C)  laid the foundation for Darwin's study of his son's communication 
D)  proved that children without language have limited thinking skills A

Question 4

The developmental approach to the study of language addresses such issues as: (WWW)

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A)  stages of the child's language learning process. 
B)  evidence of what the child knows. 
C)  how natural language is created, governed and constrained. 
D)  the nature of evolution of language. 
A)  stages of the child's language learning process. 
B)  evidence of what the child knows. 
C)  how natural language is created, governed and constrained. 
D)  the nature of evolution of language.

Question 5

Major disagreements about language learning center on the:

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A)  nativist vs. interactionist view. 
B)  interactionist view vs. the constructivist view. 
C)  constructivist view vs. the connectionist view. 
D)  nature vs. nurture view. 
A)  nativist vs. interactionist view. 
B)  interactionist view vs. the constructivist view. 
C)  constructivist view vs. the connectionist view. 
D)  nature vs. nurture view.

Question 6

Research on language development has evolved to the point that:

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A)  technology is increasingly used to study how the brain develops. 
B)  brain image studies are used to evaluate cross-cultural language learning. 
C)  cognitive development and the study of the nature of the human language capacity are central to the field. 
D)  language development hypothesis are tested in computer simulations. 
A)  technology is increasingly used to study how the brain develops. 
B)  brain image studies are used to evaluate cross-cultural language learning. 
C)  cognitive development and the study of the nature of the human language capacity are central to the field. 
D)  language development hypothesis are tested in computer simulations.

Question 7

The discussion of children's innate ability to learn language is salient to the field of child language research. What are the major points in this discussion? (WWW)

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The discussion of children's innate abil

Question 8

Major theories of language development take into account: (WWW)

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A)  several approaches to psychological and cognitive development, some which are functional and others which are interactive. 
B)  Noam Chomsky's view that children are motivated to learn language according to feedback that adults and peers give them. 
C)  five sets of tenets that address grammar, language construction, social phenomenon, language as a system of patterns and learning through positive behaviorism. 
D)  B.F. Skinner's view that language learning is based on innate knowledge and is motivated by socialization. 
A)  several approaches to psychological and cognitive development, some which are functional and others which are interactive. 
B)  Noam Chomsky's view that children are motivated to learn language according to feedback that adults and peers give them. 
C)  five sets of tenets that address grammar, language construction, social phenomenon, language as a system of patterns and learning through positive behaviorism. 
D)  B.F. Skinner's view that language learning is based on innate knowledge and is motivated by socialization.

Question 9

Babies are statistical learners, which refers to:

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A)  only language development processes. 
B)  how they copy different lengths of speech utterances. 
C)  the rate and accuracy of copying phonological units of utterances. 
D)  the notion that counting the frequency with which one stimulus follows another occurs in language and cognitive skill development. 
A)  only language development processes. 
B)  how they copy different lengths of speech utterances. 
C)  the rate and accuracy of copying phonological units of utterances. 
D)  the notion that counting the frequency with which one stimulus follows another occurs in language and cognitive skill development.

Question 10

Background knowledge on past and current developments in research is basic to an individual's study of child language research. Examine the journals and major publications on this subject. Select three topics and provide an annotated list of related references.

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1. Topic: Language Development in Biling

Question 11

Define language and provide a discussion of how the overview of language development relates to applied research. (WWW)

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Language can be defined as a system of c

Question 12

Semantic components of oral language refer to:

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A)  the transmittal of information to others in socially appropriate ways. 
B)  the sound system of the language. 
C)  vocabulary and processes of derivational morphology. 
D)  None of these answers. 
A)  the transmittal of information to others in socially appropriate ways. 
B)  the sound system of the language. 
C)  vocabulary and processes of derivational morphology. 
D)  None of these answers.

Question 13

Describe the many issues embedded in the discussion of nature vs. nurture. Explain how they relate to each other and what influence the discussion has on research practices.

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The discussion of nature vs. nurture enc

Question 14

Researchers agree that language development is a:

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A)  socially learned behavior defined by a child's social or cultural community. 
B)  complex system that maps sounds, or oral language, to meanings. 
C)  result of a device in the human brain that takes information from the environment and uses it to produce language. 
D)  None of these answers are true. 
A)  socially learned behavior defined by a child's social or cultural community. 
B)  complex system that maps sounds, or oral language, to meanings. 
C)  result of a device in the human brain that takes information from the environment and uses it to produce language. 
D)  None of these answers are true.

Question 15

Theories of language development can be divided into several categories of research, including: (WWW)

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A)  theories of how children develop a language acquisition device. 
B)  studying different aspects of cognitive development, perspectives on language development, and theories of childhood development. 
C)  focusing on longitudinal, observational, experimental and correlational studies. 
D)  studying children with disabilities and communicative handicaps. 
A)  theories of how children develop a language acquisition device. 
B)  studying different aspects of cognitive development, perspectives on language development, and theories of childhood development. 
C)  focusing on longitudinal, observational, experimental and correlational studies. 
D)  studying children with disabilities and communicative handicaps.

Question 16

Describe the various aspects of learning mechanisms examined in early child language acquisition and discuss how they influence the understanding of how children learn language.

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Early child language acquisition involve

Question 17

The social approach to researching child language acquisition:

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A)  recognizes the principle that there is a "Universal Grammar" for all children. 
B)  is based on examining the social phenomenon related to children's language development. 
C)  is based on the view that language development occurs as a domain-general cognitive process. 
D)  relies on the examining the relationship between developmental milestones and social-emotional needs of the child. 
A)  recognizes the principle that there is a "Universal Grammar" for all children. 
B)  is based on examining the social phenomenon related to children's language development. 
C)  is based on the view that language development occurs as a domain-general cognitive process. 
D)  relies on the examining the relationship between developmental milestones and social-emotional needs of the child.

Question 18

Research on the field of child language acquisition is published in:

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A)  three major journals. 
B)  journals from eight different disciplines. 
C)  journals designed for linguists only. 
D)  None of these answers are true. 
A)  three major journals. 
B)  journals from eight different disciplines. 
C)  journals designed for linguists only. 
D)  None of these answers are true.

Question 19

The study of language is divided into the following components:

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A)  Phonology, lexical development, syntax and morphology, and communicative competence. 
B)  Learnability, behaviorism, cognitivism, and connectionism. 
C)  Baby biographies, normative studies and case studies. 
D)  Second language acquisition, bilingualism, verbal skills, and language universals. 
A)  Phonology, lexical development, syntax and morphology, and communicative competence. 
B)  Learnability, behaviorism, cognitivism, and connectionism. 
C)  Baby biographies, normative studies and case studies. 
D)  Second language acquisition, bilingualism, verbal skills, and language universals.

Question 20

Empiricism considers that children:

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A)  learn language in a scientific manner. 
B)  acquire language without direct instruction. 
C)  acquire language quickly. 
D)  are born with minds like blank slates 
A)  learn language in a scientific manner. 
B)  acquire language without direct instruction. 
C)  acquire language quickly. 
D)  are born with minds like blank slates

Emergentism refers to the view that children's language:

The first recorded language acquisition experiment:

Observation of how "The Wild Boy of Averyon," learned language:

The developmental approach to the study of language addresses such issues as: (WWW)

Major disagreements about language learning center on the:

Research on language development has evolved to the point that:

The discussion of children's innate ability to learn language is salient to the field of child language research. What are the major points in this discussion? (WWW)

Major theories of language development take into account: (WWW)

Babies are statistical learners, which refers to:

Background knowledge on past and current developments in research is basic to an individual's study of child language research. Examine the journals and major publications on this subject. Select three topics and provide an annotated list of related references.

Define language and provide a discussion of how the overview of language development relates to applied research. (WWW)

Semantic components of oral language refer to:

Describe the many issues embedded in the discussion of nature vs. nurture. Explain how they relate to each other and what influence the discussion has on research practices.

Researchers agree that language development is a:

Theories of language development can be divided into several categories of research, including: (WWW)

Describe the various aspects of learning mechanisms examined in early child language acquisition and discuss how they influence the understanding of how children learn language.

The social approach to researching child language acquisition:

Research on the field of child language acquisition is published in:

The study of language is divided into the following components:

Empiricism considers that children:

Biological Bases of Language Development

Communicative Development: Foundations and Functions of Language

Phonological Development: Learning the Sounds of Language

Lexical Development: Learning Words

The Development of Syntax and Morphology: Learning the Structure of Language

Language, Culture, and Cognition in Development

Childhood Bilingualism

Language in School Years

Language Development in Special Populations

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Exam 1: Introduction to the Study of Language Development

Emergentism refers to the view that children's language:

The first recorded language acquisition experiment:

Observation of how "The Wild Boy of Averyon," learned language:

The developmental approach to the study of language addresses such issues as: (WWW)

Major disagreements about language learning center on the:

Research on language development has evolved to the point that:

The discussion of children's innate ability to learn language is salient to the field of child language research. What are the major points in this discussion? (WWW)

Major theories of language development take into account: (WWW)

Babies are statistical learners, which refers to:

Background knowledge on past and current developments in research is basic to an individual's study of child language research. Examine the journals and major publications on this subject. Select three topics and provide an annotated list of related references.

Define language and provide a discussion of how the overview of language development relates to applied research. (WWW)

Semantic components of oral language refer to:

Describe the many issues embedded in the discussion of nature vs. nurture. Explain how they relate to each other and what influence the discussion has on research practices.

Researchers agree that language development is a:

Theories of language development can be divided into several categories of research, including: (WWW)

Describe the various aspects of learning mechanisms examined in early child language acquisition and discuss how they influence the understanding of how children learn language.

The social approach to researching child language acquisition:

Research on the field of child language acquisition is published in:

The study of language is divided into the following components:

Empiricism considers that children:

Biological Bases of Language Development

Communicative Development: Foundations and Functions of Language

Phonological Development: Learning the Sounds of Language

Lexical Development: Learning Words

The Development of Syntax and Morphology: Learning the Structure of Language

Language, Culture, and Cognition in Development

Childhood Bilingualism

Language in School Years

Language Development in Special Populations

Filters