Stages of Child Lang Acq

At what stage do babies recognise the language their mother spoke in the womb?

• The babbling stage

• Before Birth

• The telegraphic stage

• The holophrastic stage

What is the term used for the child's first attempt at grammar in the one to two years stage?

• Holophrastic stage

• Telegraphic stage

• Post-telegraphic stage

• Babbling stage

What is the name of the linguistic experiment developed by Jean Berko Gleason in the 1950s to investigate children's ability to apply grammatical rules to unfamiliar words?

• The Babbling Test

• The Syntax Challenge

• The Lexis Experiment

• The Wug Test

What is a characteristic of the French language that was found in a German study regarding newborn babies' cries?

• Having rapid speech

• Ending on a falling note

• Ending on a rising note

• Having long pauses

What is the stage of rapid lexis acquisition and basic syntax development in the one to two years stage?

• Holophrastic stage

• Telegraphic stage

• Babbling stage

• Post-telegraphic stage

What is a key feature of language acquisition between the ages of one and two?

• Learning verbs related to personal interactions

• Learning adjectives related to colors

• Learning prepositions related to locations

• Learning adverbs related to emotions

What is a distinctive characteristic of caretaker language used by family and friends when speaking to a baby?

• Using foreign languages

• Using complex vocabulary

• Speaking in a lower and serious tone

• Speaking in a higher and lighter tone

What is the stage where children provide a running commentary about what they are doing, as they are doing it?

• Post-telegraphic stage

• Monologues

• Dialogues

• Telegraphic stage

What is a common error made by children in the three to five years stage regarding grammatical endings?

• Using correct endings for all words

• Applying regular endings to words with irregular forms

• Avoiding using any endings

• Applying irregular endings to regular words

What is a key feature that develops rapidly in the post-telegraphic stage between the ages of three and five?

• Avoiding using conjunctions

• Using only single words in speech

• Learning new nouns related to animals

• Connecting words like 'because' and 'and'