English Language Master

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Decks in this class (19)

Child Language Overview
What are the stages of child lang...,
What is the pre verbal stage,
Define the term holophrase
20  cards
Deep Dive into Nativism
Who is the primary theorist assoc...,
What is the name of chomsky s con...,
According to chomsky what are uni...
20  cards
verbs
What is a verb,
Name the three parts of verbs,
What are auxiliary verbs
20  cards
Deep Dive into Interactionist Theories
What is the core idea of the inte...,
Which psychologist s work is foun...,
What concept did vygotsky introdu...
20  cards
Deep Dive into Cognitive Theories
What is the core idea of cognitiv...,
Which psychologist is most associ...,
What is the sensorimotor stage in...
20  cards
How children develop semantic understanding
What is semantic development in c...,
At what age do children typically...,
What is overextension in child la...
17  cards
How children develop grammatical rules
What is the typical age range for...,
Define the two word stage in chil...,
What characterizes the telegraphi...
30  cards
Children's Phonological Development
What characterizes a plosive cons...,
Can you provide three examples of...,
What defines a fricative consonan...
37  cards
Children's Pragmatic Development
What is pragmatic development in ...,
Name the seven functions of langu...,
What is the instrumental function...
20  cards
Children's spelling
What is the first stage of spelli...,
Describe the semiphonetic stage o...,
What characterizes the phonetic s...
20  cards
Developing Children's Writing
What is the preliterate stage in ...,
Describe the symbolic stage of wr...,
What characterizes the directiona...
20  cards
Quick summary of Behaviourism and Acquisitition
How does behaviorism explain the ...,
What is operant conditioning and ...,
What are some criticisms of apply...
5  cards
Accent and Dialect
What is the difference between ac...,
Define received pronunciation rp,
What is a regional dialect
32  cards
Language and Gender
What is the deficit model in lang...,
List three features of womens lan...,
What is deborah tannen s main foc...
20  cards
Reasons for Language Change
What is internal language change,
What is external language change,
How has technology influenced lan...
20  cards
Features of Early Modern English
What major event in the 15th cent...,
What was the great vowel shift,
How did the printing press influe...
20  cards
Features of Late Modern English 1750-1950
What is the primary distinction b...,
Which dictionary published in 175...,
What major global event in the 18...
20  cards
21st Century Language C
What is technological convergence...,
What is text speak,
What is a meme and how does it re...
35  cards
Deep Dive into Milroy and Milroy on Language Change
What is sharon goodman s theory o...,
According to goodman what social ...,
How does goodman describe the imp...
34  cards

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