Learning sentences 24

Question 1

how many words does a 18 month old use

Answer 1

50

Question 2

between 1.5 and 6 vocabulary is acquired slowly. T OR F

Answer 2

false

Question 3

How many words by the age of 6

Answer 3

14 000

Question 4

is there a lot of variation between children

Answer 4

yes

Question 5

is there a lot of similarity between languages

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

You acquire lexical items or functional items first

Answer 6

lexical

Question 7

from what age can a child be very good at acquiring language

Answer 7

0 to 7

Question 8

is acquiring a word easy. why

Answer 8

no. the world is full of objects. natural phenomena are gradient, not clearly delineated. Many words do not refer to observable phenomena

Question 9

what are the 3 assumption children make when acquiring a new word

Answer 9

1. whole object assumption: word refers to the whole object not a part of it
2. type assumption: word refers to a type of thing (category)
3. Basic level assumption: word refers to objects that are alike in basic ways. old and new tv are used for the same thing

Question 10

what are 2 errors in word-meaning acquisition

Answer 10

1. overextension: acquired meaning is more general than the intended meaning. Duck as any type of bird.
2. underextension. acquired meaning is more specific than the intended meaning. fail to generalize. birds as duck only

Question 11

overextension is overuse of what assumption

Answer 11

type assumption or basic level assumption

Question 12

are children aware of their overextension

Answer 12

yes it compensate for their limited vocabulary.

Question 13

underextension is the underuse of

Answer 13

type assumption and basic level assumption. bird as ducks only

Question 14

what are the 3 stages of morphological development (u-shaped learning)

Answer 14

1. words are memorized whole
   no evidence of morphology (slept)
2. inflectional morphology overgeneralized (sleeped, mans)
3. adult-like morphology (slept)

Question 15

a quoi sert le wug test

Answer 15

see if children acquired morphology. 3ys are able to reproduce inflectional morphemes in real words but and fake words.

Question 16

is language acquisition imitation or repetition

Answer 16

no

Question 17

What are the stages of development of syntax

Answer 17

one-word stage
1-1.5 yo
one word used to convey entire utterance. Mama

two word stage
1.5-2 yo
N+V or N+N
Absence of functional items. Mama nose

Telegraphic stage
2-2.5
longer sentences. some functional/inflectional morphology still missing. Me wanna show mommy.

Rapid development after telegraphic stage.

Question 18

what is acquired after telegraphic stage

Answer 18

syntactic movement