Language Acquisition Quiz

What is the acquisition of sounds in order to pronounce words called?

• Pragmatics

• Semantics

• Grammar

• Phonology

Which stage of grammatical development consists of children learning and producing single word utterances?

• Holophrastic Stage

• Telegraphic Stage

• Two-word Stage

• Babbling Stage

What is the modification of words grammatically to form different tenses or number called?

• Babbling

• Inflections

• Intonation

• Phonemes

Which function of language is used to express needs according to Halliday's classification?

• Instrumental

• Interactional

• Heuristic

• Regulatory

What is the acquisition of the meaning of words called?

• Phonology

• Lexis

• Semantics

• Grammar

At approximately what age do children start the Two-word Stage of grammatical development?

• 2-3 years

• 18-24 months

• 12-18 months

• 6-12 months

Which stage of babbling involves sounds becoming more complex and closer to speech?

• Cooing and Laughing

• Vocal Play

• Variegated Babbling

• Basic Biological Noises

What is the rise and fall of voice when speaking called?

• Babbling

• Inflections

• Intonation

• Phonemes

Which area of linguistic competence involves the acquisition of words?

• Semantics

• Grammar

• Lexis

• Phonology

What is the experimentation of sounds by an infant, tending to include recognisable words called?

• Phonemes

• Babbling

• Inflections

• Intonation