Semantic Language quiz

What does semantic development consist of...

• Storage of the meanings in words and how they are used in sentences.

• Understanding vocabulary word retrieval of wordsl students learn while listening to books

• Storage of and learning and understanding the meanings of words and how they are used in different contexts.

• The phonemes of words and how they are put together.

When encountering a new word, the child must develop an internal ____________of the word that includes its phonological form.

How does initial representation of words develop from an immature state to a more flexible adult-like representation?

• By watching a variety of videos of different people speaking.

• By listening to caregivers and other adults speak

• With exposure to a word in various contexts.

• With exposure to multiple read alouds of a single book.

The volume of words a child understands is called a _________________

What is a receptive mental lexicon?

• The receptive mental lexicon is the set of words a person can understand when reading or listening.
• The receptive mental lexicon is the vocabulary used in a specific field of study.
• The receptive mental lexicon is the set of words a person can write without errors.
• The receptive mental lexicon refers to the words a person can speak fluently.

An expressive mental lexicon is

• Vocabulary of words readily accessible for language use.
• A database of historical events
• A list of favorite books
• Collection of random thoughts

When little contextual information is provided to help a person derive meaning of a new word, that learning context is called_________________

Which of the following is NOT part of the Semantic taxonomy...

• specific nominals

  "mommy"

• action words

  "go"

• proper nouns

  "Mrs. Smith"

• modifiers describe things

  "big"

Which type of words when thinking about the mental lexical are larger in the developing child? Receptive or expressive words?

Answer explanation

Receptive language is always developed first. Young children learn language first by observation.

When does the young child experience a vocabulary growth spurt?

• Around the end of the second year.

• Around 10 to 14 years of age
• Around 3 to 5 years of age
• Around 6 to 12 months of age