Chapter 2 Flashcards
1
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Child-Directed Speech
A
When adults are speaking to children, they choose different styles and registers
2
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Poverty of the Stimulus
A
Chomsky’s theory that adults speak to young children with a ‘degenerate’ version of English
3
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Features of CDS
A
- It is grammatical and free of errors
- High pitch
- Exaggerated intonation
4
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Joint Attention
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Participants of a conversation attend to the same focus
5
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Common Ground
A
Speakers’ consideration of what listeners do and do not know
6
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Co-Opting
A
At 6+ months, children use adults as ‘instruments’ to help them achieve goals
7
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Physical Co-Presence
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Actual presence of the object of attention
8
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Conversational Co-Presence
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Reference of an object that has been proposed as the topic of discussion
9
Q
Exchange Games
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Games requiring active participation
E.g. peek-a-boo
10
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Is CDS Universal?
A
The Idea behind it is universal
