SHS 120 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
1. Phonology-ANSWERS- The study of the sound system of language
2. Phoneme-ANSWERS- Smallest unit of sound you can have. It is a speech sound that
differentiates words.
3. Prosody-ANSWERS- Stress and intonation patters of language
4. Stress-ANSWERS- Prominence placed on certain syllables of multisyllabic words.
5. Phonotactic Patterns (sound sequences)-ANSWERS- The constraints on and likelihood of
occurrence of
phonemes and phoneme combinations within a given language
6. Phonemic Category-ANSWERS- The two major categories are vowels and consonants.
7. Citizen of the World-ANSWERS- Can detect sounds from other languages
8. Culture-bound listener-ANSWERS- By the time a child is a year old, they are only able to hear
the sounds of their
native language
9. Statistical learning-ANSWERS- A domain-general learning mechanism wherby infants
compute the statistical proper
ties of the language they hear.
10. Babbling-ANSWERS- Conscious, controlled practice with the sounds of a native language.
Usually begins between age of
6-10 months.
11. Canonical Babbling-ANSWERS- Reduplicated babbling (bababababa)
12. Variegated Babbling-ANSWERS- Nonrepeating C-V combinations (da ma goo ga)
13. Language Input-ANSWERS- Adults CAN manipulate input. Adults CAN provide language input
that makes it easier to
detect phonological patterns. (Adults can use simpler language that makes it easier for kids)
, 14. Infant Directed Speech (IDS)-ANSWERS- How someone would talk to a baby. High pitched,
slowed down,
repeated, shortened.
15. Intentionality-ANSWERS- Intentional communication (eye gaze, communication)
16. Intentional Communication-ANSWERS- Speaking with awareness of a purpose and its affect
on others.
17. Pre-intentional Communication-ANSWERS- Include behaviors that are purposeful but not
clearly directed to
another person. Ex) crying without gesture or eye gaze.
18. Social Attention-ANSWERS- Happens younger than 2 months old, baby begins to pay
attention to communication
partner.
19. Joint Attention-ANSWERS- Attention focused on a mutual object. For infants, maintaining
this requires them to
coordinate their attention between the social partner and the object.
20. Dyadic Focus-ANSWERS- Child and another person communicating
21. Triadic Focus-ANSWERS- Joint directing both peoples attention to something else (two
people talking about a toy)
22. True Word-ANSWERS- Must be produced with intention, have recognizable pronunciations
with similarity to the adult
target and be used consistently and extended beyond original context.
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23. Mental Lexicon-ANSWERS- Mental dictionary or meaning of words stored in the mind of the
speaker/listener
24. Lexical Comprehension-ANSWERS- (receptive) It is the understanding of word meaning.
25. Lexical Production-ANSWERS- (expressive) ability to say a word in an appropriate context
ANSWERS 2026
1. Phonology-ANSWERS- The study of the sound system of language
2. Phoneme-ANSWERS- Smallest unit of sound you can have. It is a speech sound that
differentiates words.
3. Prosody-ANSWERS- Stress and intonation patters of language
4. Stress-ANSWERS- Prominence placed on certain syllables of multisyllabic words.
5. Phonotactic Patterns (sound sequences)-ANSWERS- The constraints on and likelihood of
occurrence of
phonemes and phoneme combinations within a given language
6. Phonemic Category-ANSWERS- The two major categories are vowels and consonants.
7. Citizen of the World-ANSWERS- Can detect sounds from other languages
8. Culture-bound listener-ANSWERS- By the time a child is a year old, they are only able to hear
the sounds of their
native language
9. Statistical learning-ANSWERS- A domain-general learning mechanism wherby infants
compute the statistical proper
ties of the language they hear.
10. Babbling-ANSWERS- Conscious, controlled practice with the sounds of a native language.
Usually begins between age of
6-10 months.
11. Canonical Babbling-ANSWERS- Reduplicated babbling (bababababa)
12. Variegated Babbling-ANSWERS- Nonrepeating C-V combinations (da ma goo ga)
13. Language Input-ANSWERS- Adults CAN manipulate input. Adults CAN provide language input
that makes it easier to
detect phonological patterns. (Adults can use simpler language that makes it easier for kids)
, 14. Infant Directed Speech (IDS)-ANSWERS- How someone would talk to a baby. High pitched,
slowed down,
repeated, shortened.
15. Intentionality-ANSWERS- Intentional communication (eye gaze, communication)
16. Intentional Communication-ANSWERS- Speaking with awareness of a purpose and its affect
on others.
17. Pre-intentional Communication-ANSWERS- Include behaviors that are purposeful but not
clearly directed to
another person. Ex) crying without gesture or eye gaze.
18. Social Attention-ANSWERS- Happens younger than 2 months old, baby begins to pay
attention to communication
partner.
19. Joint Attention-ANSWERS- Attention focused on a mutual object. For infants, maintaining
this requires them to
coordinate their attention between the social partner and the object.
20. Dyadic Focus-ANSWERS- Child and another person communicating
21. Triadic Focus-ANSWERS- Joint directing both peoples attention to something else (two
people talking about a toy)
22. True Word-ANSWERS- Must be produced with intention, have recognizable pronunciations
with similarity to the adult
target and be used consistently and extended beyond original context.
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23. Mental Lexicon-ANSWERS- Mental dictionary or meaning of words stored in the mind of the
speaker/listener
24. Lexical Comprehension-ANSWERS- (receptive) It is the understanding of word meaning.
25. Lexical Production-ANSWERS- (expressive) ability to say a word in an appropriate context
