Exam 4: Child Vocab/
Communicative Disorders 240 with Kaushanskaya at University of Wisconsin - Madison
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Development of Language, The (6th Edition)
Created: 2010-02-17
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what are protowords?
fake, invented words that mean something to the child
what do protowords suggest?
that children have linked meaning to sound
when does the first word happen?
sometime between 10 and 15 months
how do early words differ from protowords?
early words are true approximations of adult words
what are some characteristics of early words?
context bound
part of routines
not true symbols
part of routines
not true symbols
when are the first 50 words acquired?
over the course of the second year
how many words of the 50 are used on a daily basis and what are they called?
10
core group
core group
what percentage of them are nouns?
~40%
what are some characteristics of the first 50 words?
- easy to pronounce
- words that are most meaningful to the child and relational words
- include basic-level words
what is overextension?
when a child applies a word to things other than the correct ones (i.e. extends its usage)
what is underextension?
a child applies a word to a limited subset of things that the word can apply to (i.e. limits its usage)
when is there a sudden shift in vocabulary?
at the 50-word mark, around 18 mo
how much does the word-learning rate increase during the vocabulary spurt?
22-37 words/mo
what starts slowly in the vocabulary spurt?
lexical development
what is the vocabulary spurt also known as?
word spurt, word explosion, naming explosion
what is the first reason that a vocabulary spurt can occur?
there is an internal "word-learning" mechanism that gets "turned on"
what is the second reason that a vocabulary spurt can occur?
50 words is what a child needs to figure out how the lexicon works
i.e. "naming insight"
i.e. "naming insight"
what is the third reason that a vocabulary spurt can occur?
there is ongoing cognitive development
how are words learned and what does this mean?
in parallel, children can build partial knowledge for many words at the same time
easy words mean
less exposure needed, less time to learn needed
more difficult words mean
more exposure needed, more time to learn needed
what is the result of parallel word learning?
multiple exposures to more difficult words until they hit a point where they result in learning
what is a semantic network?
organization of words around similarity in meaning
when does a shift in vocab organization occur?
around 7 yrs of age
what is space?
the relationship between two objects, or between figure (object) and reference point (ground)
should differences in language matter?
not if the conceptual categories are innate
what should happen if conceptual categories are influenced by language?
children raised with different languages should talk about space differently
do English and Korean children talk about space differently?
the first spatial words are language specific
the 18-23 month old children comprehend spatial terms in language specific ways
the 18-23 month old children comprehend spatial terms in language specific ways
spatial notions can be
innate
what does language highlight?
the spatial relationships that are important for the purposes of selecting a word
how would you define spatial category?
as a continuum, (on....in), and language marks the boundary between categories
what is linguistic relativity?
different languages carve up the world in different ways, and as a result, their speakers think differently
who is linguistic relativity associated with?
the work of Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf
what is linguistic relativity also known as?
the sapir-whorf hypothesis
what is grammatical gender?
some languages mark each noun for gender
what is the conclusion for grammatical gender?
marking a noun for gender makes you think of objects in gender congruent ways i.e. more feminine or more masculine
what is space in terms of relative and absolute?
- relative (English)
- absolute (Tzeltal) systems of spatial orientation
what is the conclusion for space in terms of relative and absolute?
differences in spatial language yield differences in non-linguistic spatial performance
About this deck
By: Alexandria Harris
Textbook: Development of Language, The (6th Edition)
Created: 2010-02-17
Size: 38 flashcards
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