Intro to Language Development
_________ is a “complex and dynamic system of conventional symbols that is used in various modes for thought and communication” (ASHA, 1982).
What is language?
Words used and their meaning
What is semantics?
This is comprised of the brain and spinal cord
What is the Central Nervous System (CNS)?
"da-da-da"
What is reduplicated babbling?
Systematic, rule-governed patterns/errors that children use in speech
What are phonological processes?
The utterance "I needed a coat" has __ morphemes.
What is 5?
Instances in which infants and caregivers focus attention on a mutual object is known as:
What is joint attention?
________ _____ is critical for language comprehension
What is Wernicke's Area?
Approximate age in which infants typically say their first true words
What is ~12 months?
"ca" for "cat"
What is final consonant deletion?
This type of morpheme cannot stand alone
What is a bound morpheme?
MLU measures...
What is syntactic complexity?
______ ____ is critical for speech production
What is Broca's Area?
An infant who is 1 month old and produces sounds of discomfort and distress would be in this stage of early vocalization...
What is Stage 1: Reflexive?
We can use these to assess Theory of Mind
What are false-belief tasks?
_________ _______ includes pitch, loudness, and pausing. It is often superimposed over linguistic feedback.
What is paralinguistic feedback?
This is an interaction between a child and caregiver before the child has language that imitates conversational exchange.
What is a protoconversation?
The four types of cerebral lobes include:
What is frontal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobes, and parietal lobes?
"da-ma-go"
What is nonreduplicated (variegated) babbling?
Used to determine whether a child has a language disorder and its nature
What is a comprehensive evaluation?
________ makes communication active and dynamic
What is feedback?
Volume of words a person knows and uses
What is lexicon?
The ability to attribute mental states to others
What is Theory of Mind?
An infant who is 7 months old, produces isolated vowel sounds and glides, and experiments with loudness and pitch would be in this stage of early vocalizations...
What is Stage 3: Expansion?
Indicates whether a child is having trouble with language and if a comprehensive evaluation is needed
What is a screening?