Human Development: Lifespan cha. 7 quiz – Flashcards

The systematic, meaningful arrangement of symbols, which provide the basis for communication, is called

Alexander is 6-years-old, and although he pronounces most words clearly, he has difficulty pronouncing "j", "v", "th", and "zh" sounds, which are examples of

Todd's mother notices that he makes a variety of sounds including cooing, crying, gurgling, and murmuring, along with facial expressions, gestures, imitations, and other nonlinguistic means. Baby Todd is demonstrating

Baby Billy calls his favorite blanket a "blankie." When he sees other blankets in the house, however, he does not refer to them as a "blank" because he uses that name only for his favorite blanket. This is an example of

When middle-school age children understand the rules of language that indicates how words and phrases can be combined to form sentences, this is called understanding

When young children are using speech that is spoken and directed to themselves, this is called

What is the term for the aspect of language that relates to communicating effectively and appropriately with others?

The outdated term for infant-directed speech is

According to Dr. Kuhl and a growing body of research, infant-directed speech (blank) across cultures.

Which theory to language acquisition combines several schools of thought to hypothesize that language development is produced through a combination of genetically-predetermined predispositions and environmental circumstances that help teach language?