CLA Terminology Quiz Questions and Answers Latest
Over Extension - Correct Answer Kids often exaggerate a words meaning and link
the objects with similar qualities - 'all 4 legged pets are dogs'
Under Extension - Correct Answer Less frequently, kids give words a narrower
definition - 'cartoon duck is a duck BUT NOT an actual duck'
Derivation - Correct Answer Adding endings (bound morphemes) to words to
change their function called derivation.
'Runner' means it MUST BE 'Cycler'
Conversion. - Correct Answer Children are unable to change the word class of the
word leaving it in the original form:
to butter the bread (verb)
pass me the butter (noun)
"I've jammed my bread'"
Virtuous Errors - Correct Answer These are mistakes made by children when they
get grammar wrong, but they've followed a logical route to their utterance
E.G. "I goed to the duck pond"
Possession - Correct Answer As well as understanding the syntactical implications
of possession, have to grasp morphological aspects.
'Dad bike'
Over generalisation - Correct Answer A virtuous error where the child applies a
grammatical rule incorrectly.
'Mices'.
Good that child is able to figure out the logical pattern.
Plosives - Correct Answer Created when the airflow is blocked for a brief time.
Voiced - B, D, G.
Over Extension - Correct Answer Kids often exaggerate a words meaning and link
the objects with similar qualities - 'all 4 legged pets are dogs'
Under Extension - Correct Answer Less frequently, kids give words a narrower
definition - 'cartoon duck is a duck BUT NOT an actual duck'
Derivation - Correct Answer Adding endings (bound morphemes) to words to
change their function called derivation.
'Runner' means it MUST BE 'Cycler'
Conversion. - Correct Answer Children are unable to change the word class of the
word leaving it in the original form:
to butter the bread (verb)
pass me the butter (noun)
"I've jammed my bread'"
Virtuous Errors - Correct Answer These are mistakes made by children when they
get grammar wrong, but they've followed a logical route to their utterance
E.G. "I goed to the duck pond"
Possession - Correct Answer As well as understanding the syntactical implications
of possession, have to grasp morphological aspects.
'Dad bike'
Over generalisation - Correct Answer A virtuous error where the child applies a
grammatical rule incorrectly.
'Mices'.
Good that child is able to figure out the logical pattern.
Plosives - Correct Answer Created when the airflow is blocked for a brief time.
Voiced - B, D, G.
