Chapter 9

Pragmatics refers to

• the use of language

• rules for word formation

• the use of language development

• the rules for sentence formation

Statistical learning is

• The phenomenon that babies can learn statistics faster than language

• Learning of syllables in relation to words that are unfamiliar

• The probability of a sound or sounds

• The 50 million word gap

According to ____'s theory, language is ___ and produced by the childs____

• fernidad, innate, biology

• Fernindad, learned, parental influence

• Chomsky, learned, parental influence

• Chomsky, Innate, biology

Gestural communication refers to

_____, _____, _____, are examples of free morphemes

• fire,

  ed,

  stand

• S, Ing, Ed

• Place,

  es,

  do

• Place,

  Fire,

  sing

Syntax requires knowledge of

Children are exposed from birth to two languages in  

• Simultaneous bilingualism

• Sequential bilingualism

Which is not a function of parentese?

• Exaggerate phonetic and linguistic structure of language, promoting learning 

• Potential cause of learning defects due to babying the child

• Modulate infant attention and affect

• Communicate caregiver intent and meaning

Universal Grammar is

Babbling is the first step in the production of language for babies

• True

• False