A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development Study Guide
Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Infinite Generativity
Answer: Someone with a vocabulary of only
200 words can still combine the words in different ways to say
thousands of different things. This aspect to language is referred to
as: ______________ _______________
Question 2: Phonology
Answer: the sound system of language is refered to as
____________.; how the sounds are used, combined)
Question 3: Phoneme
Answer: smallest unit of sound
Question 4: Morphology
Answer: _____________ refers to units of meaning
involved in word formation
Question 5: Pointing to a tree, young Ramal says, "bird flied away." Ramal's inaccurate use of the
"ed" word ending shows that he is trying to learn the ___________ rules of language
Answer: morphological
Question 6: Jean Berko
Answer: Children can apply language rules to novel
situations.
Question 7: Morphemes
Answer: A word ending in ing is an example of
______________.
Question 8: Joe is a native English speaker. He is having a hard time learning to speak Spanish because
he intuitively wants to put adjectives before nouns. Joe is having a problem with: _________
Answer: Syntax
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, Question 9: Syntax
Answer: ways words are combined to form acceptable
phrases ans sentences
Question 10: Which aspect of language deals with the meaning of words and sentences?
Answer: Semantics
Question 11: Pragmatics
Answer: Appropriate use of language in context; can
be very complex
Question 12: Crying present at
Answer: birth
Question 13: Cooing occurs at
Answer: 2-4 months of age
Question 14: Babbling begins at about
Answer: 6 months
Question 15: Gestures begin at
Answer: 8-12 months
Question 16: Infants recognize __ sounds. "citizens of the world"
Answer: language
Question 17: Newborns recognize sound ___
Answer: changes
Question 18: Infants recognize own language sounds at
Answer: 6 months
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Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Infinite Generativity
Answer: Someone with a vocabulary of only
200 words can still combine the words in different ways to say
thousands of different things. This aspect to language is referred to
as: ______________ _______________
Question 2: Phonology
Answer: the sound system of language is refered to as
____________.; how the sounds are used, combined)
Question 3: Phoneme
Answer: smallest unit of sound
Question 4: Morphology
Answer: _____________ refers to units of meaning
involved in word formation
Question 5: Pointing to a tree, young Ramal says, "bird flied away." Ramal's inaccurate use of the
"ed" word ending shows that he is trying to learn the ___________ rules of language
Answer: morphological
Question 6: Jean Berko
Answer: Children can apply language rules to novel
situations.
Question 7: Morphemes
Answer: A word ending in ing is an example of
______________.
Question 8: Joe is a native English speaker. He is having a hard time learning to speak Spanish because
he intuitively wants to put adjectives before nouns. Joe is having a problem with: _________
Answer: Syntax
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, Question 9: Syntax
Answer: ways words are combined to form acceptable
phrases ans sentences
Question 10: Which aspect of language deals with the meaning of words and sentences?
Answer: Semantics
Question 11: Pragmatics
Answer: Appropriate use of language in context; can
be very complex
Question 12: Crying present at
Answer: birth
Question 13: Cooing occurs at
Answer: 2-4 months of age
Question 14: Babbling begins at about
Answer: 6 months
Question 15: Gestures begin at
Answer: 8-12 months
Question 16: Infants recognize __ sounds. "citizens of the world"
Answer: language
Question 17: Newborns recognize sound ___
Answer: changes
Question 18: Infants recognize own language sounds at
Answer: 6 months
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