Chapter 4

Question 1

~1 Year Old

Answer 1

1 Word

Question 2

~2 Years Old

Answer 2

100-600 words

Question 3

2-6 Years Old

Answer 3

~2-10 words a day

Question 4

Vocabulary Spurt

Answer 4

Gradual increase, followed by acceleration of word acquisition
At ~50 words, rate increases

Question 5

Causes of Vocabulary Spurt

Answer 5

1. Naming Insight: realizing that objects have names

2. Articulatory Skills: muscle control

Question 6

Noun Bias

Answer 6

• Nouns can be used as words

- Nouns are frequently used

Question 7

By 6 Years Old

Answer 7

Children know 14,000 words

Question 8

Adults Know

Answer 8

50,000-100,000 words

Question 9

Overextension

Answer 9

Using terms to refer to things not covered by the adult word
Primarily based on shape

Question 10

Gestures

Answer 10

Markings of communication that indicate or request

10 months old

Question 11

Pointing

Answer 11

Markings of communication that direct the attention of others
10-14 months

Question 12

Representational Gestures

Answer 12

Meanings of gestures complement the meanings of words

Question 13

Cause of Vocabulary Spurt

Answer 13

Combination of parallel learning of words and variation of level of difficulty of words

Question 14

Operant Conditioning (Skinner)

Answer 14

Language is a learned behaviour that parents reinforce

Question 15

Nativists (Chomsky)

Answer 15

General principles of acquisition are innate