Chapter 2 Part 2 Flashcards
Using phrase and clause structure to produce more elaborate sentences
Complex syntax
Cluster of words organized around a head
Phrase
Structure containing a verb or verb phrase
Clause
Ability to connect phrases
Phrasal coordination
What are 3 types of sentence modalities?
Declarative, negatives, interrogatives
Acquiring the rules of language that govern the sound structure of syllables and words
Phonological development
What is one common measure of syntax for preschool children?
Mean length utterance (MLU)
Learning and storing of the meaning of words
Semantic development
Words a person understands and uses
Mental lexicon
____ lexicon is larger than _____ lexicon
Receptive, expressive
At 12 months, what is their lexicon like?
Few words
At 24 months, what is their lexicon like?
300 words
After 24 months, how many words do children learn per year?
860
After 24 months, how many words to children learn per day?
2
What factors influence word learning?
Concept, phonological form, conditions at initial word learning
What happens during new word learning?
Meaning is incomplete, children will make errors
Organization of the lexicon
Semantic network
How do children expand their semantic network?
Making errors
Learning the rules that govern how language is used as a social tool
Pragmatic development
Use language as a instrument to convey mental state and as a tool for social-interaction
Communicative function
Attention of two individuals is focused on the same object/event
Joint attention
Initiation and establishment of a topic, navigation of contingent turns, resolution and closure
Conversation schema
What is developed in pragmatic development?
Conversational skills
At __ months they are able to join in on joint attention
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