First Language Acquisition

What is the term for the ability of infants to distinguish between speech sounds from different languages?

• Phonemic awareness

• Phonological development

• Phonemic discrimination

• Phonetic assimilation

At what age range do infants typically begin to babble?

• 2-4 months
  

• 6-8 months

• 10-12 months

• 14-16 months

Which theory suggests that infants are born with an innate ability to learn language?

• Social Interactionist Theory

• Behaviorist Theory

• Nativist Theory

• Cognitive Theory

What is the term for the stage when infants produce single-word utterances?

• Holophrastic stage

• Telegraphic stage

• Morphemic stage

• Prelinguistic stage

Which of the following is NOT considered a critical period for language acquisition?

• Birth to 6 months

• 2 to 7 years

• Adolescence

• Adulthood

What is the term for the process by which children apply grammatical rules even to words they have never heard before?

• over generalization

• under extension

• holophrase

• Telegraphic speech

1. Which aspect of language development involves understanding the rules for combining words into sentences?

• Phonology

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Pragmatics

Which type of imitation involves infants replicating the speech sounds they hear without necessarily understanding their meaning?

• Phonemic imitation

• Morphemic imitation

• Pragmatic imitation

• Semantic imitation

1. Which theorist proposed the idea of a Language Acquisition Device (LAD)?

• Lev Vygotsky

• Jean Piaget

• B.F. Skinner

• Noam Chomsky

What is the primary focus of the Social Interactionist Theory in language acquisition?

• The role of innate biological mechanisms

• The impact of reinforcement and punishment

• The influence of cognitive development

• The importance of social interaction and communication