Acquisition of Grammatical Inflections

What does morphology study?

• Sentence structure
• Word forms and structure
• Speech clarity
• Pronunciation patterns

What is the main focus of syntax in linguistics?

• Word forms
• Sentence rules
• Speech sounds
• Word meanings

How many morphemes are in the word "unhappiest"?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

According to Brown's stages, what do children learn in Stage II?

• Combining words
• Questions and imperatives
• Grammatical morphemes
• Sentence embedding

What is overgeneralisation in language acquisition?

• Memorising individual words
• Using irregular forms correctly
• Applying general rules too broadly
• Learning new vocabulary

Which inflection is acquired first according to Brown's research?

• Past tense -ed
• Plural -s
• Possessive -s
• Progressive -ing

What does the Wug Test measure?

• Syntax rules
• Phonetic skills
• Understanding of morphemes
• Pronunciation accuracy

According to Cruttenden, what occurs in the third stage of acquiring inflections?

• Memorising words individually
• Overgeneralisation
• Correct inflections used
• Learning new words

What does "syntax" refer to in linguistics?

• Study of word meanings
• Study of word structure
• Study of sentence structure
• Study of speech sounds

Who developed the stages of grammatical language development?

• Cruttenden
• Katamba
• Berko Gleason
• Roger Brown