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Syntax
Morphology
Lexicology
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What is the first stage of negation of a sentence?
the use of 'no' or 'not' before a lexeme.
100
What is the first morphemes to appear in language acquisition?
the suffix 'ing" and the plural suffix "s".
100
Approximately how many times more words does a child know passively compared to actively?
Approximately 5x more.
100
By the age of 6, how many words will a child know?
between 8-14,000 words
200
What are proto-imperative sentences?
They are sentences that sound like they are giving a command, or an imperative, but lack a verb to make the statement a true imperative. Example: "More!" "Teddy!"
200
How many morphemes are in the phrase "Boys aren't playing"?
six
200
What is undergeneralisation? Give an Example.
It is when an individual does not give the same semantical meaning to a lexeme to a similar object, confining that meaning to a specific circumstance. Example: 'Daddy' is used for all men.
200
When do babies begin to specialise in their phonemic repetoire?
around 5-6 months
300
At what stage of language acquisition do children realise syntax is important in English?
in the two-word stage.
300
What is derivational morphology and how do children use it to create new words?
it is the use of morphemes attached to a lexeme to create a new word in a different word class. A child may use it to create a word that is unknown to them. Example: I hotted the water.
300
What is the order of learning question words?
Where and what, why how and who, when
300
What is a protoword?
A protoword is a string of syllables produced around 16 months that sound as if they could be words, but are not. The presence of protowords indicates that the child may create the connection between sounds and objects soon.
400
What 3 types of negations did Bloom identify in children?
Non-existence, rejection, and denial
400
When do inflectional endings appear on adjectives.
in the multiword stage at around 3 years old.
400
When do children learn adverbs?
in the multi-word stage at around the age of 2.
400
What is syntactic complexity?
It refers to how complex the expressions used to convey the ideas are.
500
What is the last stage of learning question formation?
inversion of the (auxilary) verb and the subject as well as complex sentence structure. The use of Wh question words continue to be used.
500
What does Berko's Wug experiment (1958) demonstrate?
This theory shows that between the ages of 2.5-5, a development of generalised rules of morphemes begins to develop.These rules are broad and unconscious, leading to errors with nonstandard forms such as 'feets' and 'goed'.
500
Which sets of pronouns do children in the multi-word stage have difficulty producing accurately?
personal and possessive pronouns as well as pronouns that are the subject and the object.
500
What is semantic Complexity?
It refers to the difficulty of the ideas being expressed.