Language Development

Which of the following would NOT be seen in the pre-linguistic stage of language?

• Cooing and Laughter

• Two word stage

• Babbling

• Burping

Which of the following is NOT a form of communication?

• Signing

• Winking

• Touch

• Sleeping

During the '4 Word Stage' of language development, children might begin to use which of the following?

• Prepositions
• Gestures
• Complex sentences
• Rhetorical Questions

What does 'semantics' mean?

• The study of speech sounds
• Understanding words and their meanings
• The grammatical rules of a language
• Talking using only gestures or signs

Which is the last stage of communication to develop?

• Situational Understanding
• Simple Conversations
• Pointing
• Speech Sounds

Who said that children are like empty vessels that need filling with language?

• Bruner

• Skinner

• Piaget

• Jon Bon Jovi

Bruner's theory has 3 stages of development, which is the correct order?

• Iconic, Symbolic, Enactive

• Enactive, Symbolic, Iconical

• Enactive, Incredible, Cymbals

• Enactive, Iconic, Symbolic

Chomsky thinks we all have a...

• LAD (language acquisition device)

• LASS (language acuisition support system)

Which of the following would not have a negative impact on language development

• Playing regular iphone games

• Singing nursery rhymes when changing nappies

• Keeping the radio on all day

• Ignoring children

If you ask a child a question, it's good to...

• Use a really loud voice

• Repeat the question 3 times

• Give them plenty of time to respond

• Stare at them intensely until they answer