Child Directed Speech Quiz

What is a key feature of phonology in Child Directed Speech?

• Use of exaggerated 'singsong' intonation

• Use of complex sentences

• Use of abstract nouns

• Frequent use of passive voice

Which of the following is a characteristic of lexis and semantics in Child Directed Speech?

• Use of complex adjectives

• Frequent use of pronouns

• Adoption of child's own words for things

• Use of abstract verbs

In terms of grammar, Child Directed Speech often includes:

• High use of passive constructions

• Frequent use of adverbs

• Frequent use of mitigated imperatives

• Complex sentence structures

What is a pragmatic feature of Child Directed Speech?

• Use of abstract language

• Frequent interruptions

• Lots of gesture and warm body language

• Use of technical jargon

Research by Clarke-Stewart (1973) found that:

• Children whose mothers talk less have smaller vocabularies

• Children whose mothers talk more have larger vocabularies

• Children whose mothers talk more have smaller vocabularies

• Children whose mothers talk less have larger vocabularies

According to Katherine Nelson (1973), children whose mothers corrected them on word choice:

• Advanced more quickly

• Advanced more slowly

• Had larger vocabularies

• Showed no difference in advancement

What did Brown, Cazden, and Bellugi (1969) find about parental responses?

• Parents focus on sentence length

• Parents ignore the truth value of statements

• Parents respond to the truth value of statements

• Parents respond to grammatical correctness

The 'fis' phenomenon described by Berko and Brown (1960) illustrates that:

• Children easily correct their pronunciation

• Children hear themselves the same way they hear others

• Children do not hear themselves the same way they hear others

• Children do not correct adults

What is one purpose of Child Directed Speech according to recent research?

• To replace adult interaction

• To teach complex vocabulary

• To help parents communicate with children

• To directly teach grammar

In some non-western cultures, how do adults speak to children?

• With exaggerated intonation

• Using simplified grammar

• As they speak to adults

• Using child-directed speech