LING 200

Front

Which of the following is an example of prescriptivism? A teacher says: “Never use ain’t.” A linguist writes: “Many people use ain’t in daily speech.” A student texts: “Where you at?” A parent says: “My child said ‘goed’.”

Back

A teacher says: “Never use ain’t.”

Front

In the one-word stage, children’s first words are usually…

Back

Nouns and verbs (dog, mama, eat)

Front

Which sound is most difficult for a one-year-old? Options: “ba, da, ma”, “ee, aa, uu”, “kl, pr, tr”, “ga, goo”

Back

“kl, pr, tr”

Front

Infant-directed speech helps children because _____?

Back

It has simple words, high pitch, and repetition.

Front

The amount of language a child is exposed to affects their later vocabulary size.

Back

True

Front

Language development starts in the womb.

Back

True

Front

Babies don't understand language before they can speak.

Back

False

Front

About how many words do 2 year-old children know?

Back

+50

Front

Which is an example of overgeneralization? Options: Saying mouses instead of mice, Saying cats instead of cat, Saying went instead of goed, Saying milk for any drink

Back

Saying mouses instead of mice

Front

Which comes first in language development? Canonical babbling, Two-word stage, Vowel cooing, Multi-word stage

Back

Vowel cooing