Deck 9: The Development of Language and Communication

Question 1

According to Wellman and Lempers (1977), at what age would a child be able to demonstrate the skills of effective conversation?

A) 12 months
B) 18 months
C) 24 months
D) 36 months

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What components of language are imperative for the acquisition of language according to learning theorists?

A) Reinforcement and imitation
B) The use of phonemes and repetition
C) Repetition and reinforcement
D) Reinforcement and the use of phonemes

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The term Universal Grammar used by Chomsky is used to acknowledge which of the following important features of learning language?

A) The critical period
B) Poverty of stimulus
C) Parameter setting
D) Language acquisition device

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which theorist advocates the importance of Language Acquisition Support Systems to facilitate the acquisition of language?

A) Chomsky
B) Skinner
C) Brunner
D) Seigler

Question 5

At what age is a child believed to utter their first 'true' words?

A) 6-8 months
B) 10-13 months
C) 18 months
D) 8-10 months

Question 6

What are the three constraints on word meaning according to Markman?

A) Whole-object constraint, taxonomic constraint and mutual-exclusivity constraint
B) Taxonomic constraint, mutual exclusivity constraint and part-object constraint
C) Mutual-exclusivity constraint, part-object constraint and whole-object constraint
D) Part-object constraint, whole object constraint and taxonomic constraint

Question 7

Which of the following is not true of the concept 'passive voice':

A) The subject-verb-object structure of a sentence is altered, reversing the object and subject
B) Is not used by children under 6 years old
C) Involves a gradual application to a wider variety of subject matter and increasing use of the passive form
D) Is fully established by 5 years old

Question 8

What does the term pragmatics mean?

A) The system of sounds that make up a language
B) The knowledge about the social conventions of language use that lead to effective communication
C) The way in which an utterance is said
D) The effect an utterance has on its audience

Question 9

Which of the following is not an example of nonliteral language?

A) Idiomatic speech
B) Patterned speech
C) Sarcasm
D) Indirect speech

Question 10

Syntactic bootstrapping is a concept aligned to which of the following:

A) The development of semantics
B) Metalinguistic awareness
C) The course of grammatical development
D) Communicative intent