Deck 27: Language Development

Question 1

Which of the following phases in language development is thought to initially appear as a result of biological maturation?

A) Babbling
B) Cooing
C) Crying
D) Single words

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The vowel-like sounds intermingled with consonants that babies make at the end of the second month and into the third are commonly referred to as __________.

A) babbling
B) holophrases
C) telegraphic speech
D) cooing

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Single words used by babies to convey multiple meanings are known as __________.

A) vocables
B) holophrases
C) telegraphic speech
D) word spurts

Answer 3

B

Question 4

By the time they are approximately __________of age, children have acquired the basics of their language.

A) 6 months
B) 2 years
C) 5 years
D) 7 years

Question 5

According to Lois Bloom, which of the following is NOT one of the transitions in children's language achievements?

A) Children begin using words and acquire a basic vocabulary.
B) Children change from saying only one word at a time to combining words into phrases and simple sentences.
C) Children move beyond using simple sentences to express one idea to complex sentences.
D) Children begin using slang and catch phrases.

Question 6

Most children begin to speak their first words from the ages of __________.

A) 3 to 6 months
B) 10 to 13 months
C) 18 months to 2 years
D) 2 to 3 years

Question 7

The use of vocables (consistent and specific sound patters) to refer to objects and events suggests that, by 9 or 10 months of age, children have discovered that meaning is associated with sound.

Question 8

The term "word spurt" refers to a phase in language development that begins at 12 months and lasts until about 2 years, whereby children acquire words at the rate of one new word every 2 hours.

Question 9

Too much individual variation exists to say that all children babble at 5 months, or that all children utter their first words at 11 months.

Question 10

Children in all parts of the world go through a process in which they first emit sounds, then single words, then two words, and finally fairly complex sentences.