Imagine That 6-Year-Old Debbie Is Beginning to Tell You a Story

Multiple Choice

Imagine that 6-year-old Debbie is beginning to tell you a story about her family' trip to a folk song festival. Before she starts, she says, "O.K., have you ever heard about the Old Songs Folk Festival?" Her skill in determining whether you have the appropriate background for the story is most relevant to an aspect of language called

A) syntax.
B) pragmatics.
C) source monitoring.
D) fast mapping.