Exam 3 Language development.Final Test 2026\2027.
evocative utterances
toddler language learning strategy in which the child names an entity and awaits adult
evaluative feedback as to the correctness of the name or label
expansion
adult's more mature version of a child utterance that preserves the word order of the
original child utterance. For example, when a child says "doggie eat" and adult might reply
"yes, the doggie is eating"
extension
adult's semantically related comment on a topic established by a child. For example, when a
child says "doggie eat" an adult might say "yes, doggie hungry"
hypothesis testing utterances
toddler language-learning strategy in which the child seeks confirmation of the name of an
entity by naming it with rising intonation, thus posing a yes/no question.
interrogative utterances
toddler language-learning strategy in which the child attempts to learn the name of an entity
by asking what? that? or wasssat? not to be confused with adult like interrogative
sentences, which are more varied (what, where, who, why, how, when)
perception
production
request for clarification
request from the listener for restatement of or additional information on some unclear
utterance of the speaker
schematization
a pattern-finding technique that accounts for how children create abstract syntactic
constructions from concrete pieces of language they have heard by forming schemes or
concepts for specific functions and individual words to fill the slots in each.
turnabouts
, Exam 3 Language development.Final Test 2026\2027.
conversational device used by mother with preschooler to maintain the conversation and aid
the child in making on-topic comments. It usually consists of a comment on or reply to the
child's utterance followed by a cue, such as a question, for the child to reply.
associative complex hypothesis
Each successive use of the word shares some feature with a central instance or core
concept.
consonant/ cluster reduction
results in single-consonant production as in poon for spoon.
fast mapping
is a strategy that enables the child to infer a connection between a word and its referent
after only one exposure
functional core hypothesis
assumes motion features rather than static perceptual features
language socialization
process of learning language and culture through interactions with caregivers and others.
Language is central to the process of learning culture, and cultural patterns teach children
the appropriate way to communicate.
lexicon
individual dictionary of each person containing words and the underlying concepts of each.
The lexicon is dynamic, changing with experience.
open syllable
syllable, usually CV, ending in a vowel
otitis media
middle ear infection
overextension
Meanings that are too broad, containing more exemplars than adult meaning. ex: anything
with wheels is a car
phonotactic probability
the likelihood of phonemes appearing together and or in certain locations in words.
presupposition
evocative utterances
toddler language learning strategy in which the child names an entity and awaits adult
evaluative feedback as to the correctness of the name or label
expansion
adult's more mature version of a child utterance that preserves the word order of the
original child utterance. For example, when a child says "doggie eat" and adult might reply
"yes, the doggie is eating"
extension
adult's semantically related comment on a topic established by a child. For example, when a
child says "doggie eat" an adult might say "yes, doggie hungry"
hypothesis testing utterances
toddler language-learning strategy in which the child seeks confirmation of the name of an
entity by naming it with rising intonation, thus posing a yes/no question.
interrogative utterances
toddler language-learning strategy in which the child attempts to learn the name of an entity
by asking what? that? or wasssat? not to be confused with adult like interrogative
sentences, which are more varied (what, where, who, why, how, when)
perception
production
request for clarification
request from the listener for restatement of or additional information on some unclear
utterance of the speaker
schematization
a pattern-finding technique that accounts for how children create abstract syntactic
constructions from concrete pieces of language they have heard by forming schemes or
concepts for specific functions and individual words to fill the slots in each.
turnabouts
, Exam 3 Language development.Final Test 2026\2027.
conversational device used by mother with preschooler to maintain the conversation and aid
the child in making on-topic comments. It usually consists of a comment on or reply to the
child's utterance followed by a cue, such as a question, for the child to reply.
associative complex hypothesis
Each successive use of the word shares some feature with a central instance or core
concept.
consonant/ cluster reduction
results in single-consonant production as in poon for spoon.
fast mapping
is a strategy that enables the child to infer a connection between a word and its referent
after only one exposure
functional core hypothesis
assumes motion features rather than static perceptual features
language socialization
process of learning language and culture through interactions with caregivers and others.
Language is central to the process of learning culture, and cultural patterns teach children
the appropriate way to communicate.
lexicon
individual dictionary of each person containing words and the underlying concepts of each.
The lexicon is dynamic, changing with experience.
open syllable
syllable, usually CV, ending in a vowel
otitis media
middle ear infection
overextension
Meanings that are too broad, containing more exemplars than adult meaning. ex: anything
with wheels is a car
phonotactic probability
the likelihood of phonemes appearing together and or in certain locations in words.
presupposition
