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A. Phonology
B. Histology
C. Biology
D. Echology
A. Tenses
B. Semantics
C. Writing
D. Subject
A. Phonology
B. Morphology
C. Histology
D. Biology
A. Semantics
B. Syntax
C. Pragmatics
D. Cooing
A. Semantics
B. Syntax
C. Pragmatics
D. Cooing
A. Semantics
B. Syntax
C. Pragmatics
D. Cooing
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. Slow
B. Fast
C. Medium
D. None of these
A. 15-18
B. 16-18
C. 16-20
D. 15-20
A. Over extension
B. Under extension
C. Extension
D. All of these
A. Over extension
B. Under extension
C. Extension
D. All of these
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Fourth
A. Over extension
B. Under extension
C. Extension
D. Logic extension
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. Private
B. Public
C. Social
D. All of these
A. True
B. False
A. Words
B. Sentences
C. Language
D. Phrases
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. Broca's area
B. Wernicke's area
C. Proper area
D. All of these
A. Broca's area
B. Wernicke's area
C. Proper area
D. All of these
A. True
B. False
A. Recast
B. Expansion
C. Babbling
D. Phonology
A. Recast
B. Expansion
C. Babbling
D. Phonology
A. True
B. False
A. Immersion
B. Dispersion
C. Diffusion
D. All of these
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Fourth
A. Semantics
B. Pragmatics
C. Syntax
D. Social referencing
A. Size of infants’ vocabularies, timing of milestones, and diversity of communications
B. Timing of milestones, diversity of communications, and number of overregularization errors
C. Number of overregularization errors, size of Broca’s area, and diversity of communications
D. Diversity of communications, size of Broca’s area, and timing of milestones
A. Abigail uses the word “dog” to refer to any animal with four legs.
B. Billy knows the word “ball” but he only calls a soccer ball a “ball.”
C. Maddie knows that cows, sheep, horses, and chickens all live on a farm, but she calls them all “horses.”
D. Tyler uses the word “butter” to refer to anything that he puts on bread (including peanut butter, cream cheese, and jelly).
A. Language acquisition device (LAD)
B. Grammar
C. Universal grammar
D. Phonology
A. Private speech has developmental functions.
B. Private speech is egocentric.
C. Private speech becomes inner speech.
D. Private speech controls a person’s impulses.
A. Pragmatics
B. Passive voice
C. Private speech
D. Phonology
A. A dialect is the geographic variation in language, and an accent refers to the morphology of a dialect.
B. An accent is the geographic variation in language, and a dialect refers to the morphology of an accent.
C. A dialect is the geographic variation in language, and an accent refers to the phonology of a dialect.
D. An accent is the geographic variation in language, and a dialect refers to the phonology of an accent.
A. “Ooooh”
B. “Ma-ma”
C. “No”
D. “Ball”
A. Cooing
B. Morphology
C. Babbling
D. Holophrase
A. Children around the world learn in different ways and reach different milestones.
B. Children learn to string words together over time based on their experiences and trial and error.
C. Young children rarely make grammatical errors, such as “mouses” instead of “mice.”
D. Toddlers often put words together in ways that they likely have never heard.
A. Children must read the word.
B. Children must hear a word being used.
C. Children must understand the word’s meaning.
D. Children must practice using the word.
A. Simultaneous bilingualism
B. Immersion learning
C. Dual language learning
D. Bilingual first-language
A. No
B. Daddy home
C. We run to the store
D. I want some candy
A. Infant-directed speech is slower than adult speech.
B. Infant-directed speech is spoken in a monotone.
C. Infant-directed speech uses normal length sentences.
D. Infant-directed speech uses repetition.
A. Naming explosion
B. Fast mapping
C. Vocabulary spurt
D. Self-regulation