1. Using invented spelling does not slow down or prevent a child from learning conventional spelling.

True

False

2. What impact has the statistical learning approach had on language learning?

In statistical learning, the motor cortex drives the understanding of all words and meanings

In statistical learning, Wernicke's area calculates words and their meanings in the brain

In statistical learning, whole language is calculated from individual words and their meanings

In statistical learning, the general information processes of the brain calculates words and their meanings

3. Dillon has just finished his dinner. He looks at his mother and says "all gone." His mother knows that this means "I have finished my dinner." Then Dillon says "get up" which his mother knows means "Can I get up now". These communications by Dillon illustrate which concept?

fast mapping

telegraphic speech

overregularization

syntactic bootstrapping

4. What impact does bilingualism have on a child's cognitive abilities?

Bilingualism has been found to constrain telegraphic speech cognitively

Bilingualism has been found to enhance a child's cognitive abilities

Bilingualism has been found to slow down a child's cognitive abilities

Bilingualism has been found to promote telegraphic speech cognitively

5. Kayla, a five-year-old, is in kindergarten this year. She loves to tell her mom all about her day, her friends, and what she is learning. Kayla has learned though that she cannot talk to her teacher in the same way that she does to her mother. Which is Kayla learning?

semantics

pragmatics

morphemes

syntax

6. How does autism affect the pragmatics of language in communicating with others?

Many people with autism use the pragmatics of language to fast map their communication with other people

Many people with autism use the pragmatics of language to enhance their understanding of others

Many people with autism employ pragmatics of language as a substitute for verbal communication to be understood

Many people with autism lack the pragmatics of language causing them difficulties with understanding others and being understood

7. Zion suffered a brain injury recently. His language capabilities were developing normally, but recently his mother has noticed very distinct differences. Instead of asking "Can I have some milk please?, Zion will say "have milk". Zion most likely has damage to which area of the brain?

motor cortex

Wernicke's area

Broca's area

language acquisition device

8. Levar was playing with his toys when his mother came in to check on him. When she asked him how he was doing he said, "My tooths hurt." His mother checked his mouth and found that he had a couple of new teeth breaking through to the surface. Chomsky would say that Levar's sentence was due to which concept?

echolalia

dyslexia

syntactical bootstrapping

overregularization

9. Miguel is learning how to read and write in school. His teacher is having each of the students write story and draw pictures to go along with the story. Miguel is writing a story about his birthday party. He misspells many of the words and some he spells very phonetically. Which is Miguel most likely using?

invented spelling

semantic bootstrapping

telegraphic speech

discourse skills

10. The language of teens is different than adults due to the amount of slang that is used.

True

False

11. Through systematic training in which, can a child with dyslexia benefit from to improve their reading?

phonics

telegraphic speech

metalinguistics

whole-language

12. How do phonology and morphology differ?

Phonology is the study of the way words are formed from sounds while morphology is the study of sounds in language

Phonology is the study of pragmatics while morphology is the study of semantics in language

Phonology is the study of semantics while morphology is the study of pragmatics in language

Phonology is the study of sounds in language while morphology is the study of the way words are formed from sounds

13. Which program gives students some instruction in their native language while also receiving concentrated instruction to learn English?

English as a second language

two-way immersion

immersion

transitional bilingual education

14. Which area of the brain, when damaged, causes people to have difficulty understanding other's speech?

language acquisition device

Wernicke's area

Broca's area

motor cortex

15. Sophia begins to coo and her father immediately begins to talk to her. He tells her about different things and then listens as she continues to coo. He smiles and she smiles back. This demonstrates a(n) ______.

protoconversation

immersion

telegraphic speech

taxonomic constraint