Exam 8: C: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

The different times at which children acquire vocabulary and the ability to understand syntax suggests that the critical period is ____.

____ is a system of communication that combines symbols according to rules and in a way that conveys meaning.

Sign language requires the signer to use their face,hands,body,and ____ to communicate.

Social context and the use of gestures and facial expressions by the speaker are examples of ____.

The ____ account holds that language is not a specialized ability but rather an application of overall skills that children employ to navigate their world successfully.

Spoken English and American Sign Language have ____ syntactic structure.

Because language is arbitrary,it allows great ____ in conveying complex ideas and thoughts.

____means that there are an infinite number of unique sentences to be created by combining words in novel ways.

A commonly held belief that the Inuit have a thousand words for snow is an example of ____ .

Robots tend to "learn" better than computers because robots are exposed to more ____.

One problem encountered in studying sign language is that the majority of deaf babies are born to ____.

The vocalizations observed among animals that most closely resemble human referential communication are the ____ of the vervet monkey.

In addition to the bonobo,the ____ appears able to use language in a way that is more similar to human use than other animals.

It may seem obvious to adults,but the first key to prereading for young children is that they understand that writing has ____.

One explanation for the difficulty of second language acquisition among adults is that when someone learns a second language in adulthood,they use different than ____ those who learn a second language in early childhood.

The social pragmatics account of language development emphasizes the ability of the child to make ____.

By the time they are roughly one year old,babies tend to use the ____ of their native language when babbling.

In most cases,adults use ____ the majority of the time while reading words.