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Title: Write an essay about the first words infants speak. What social, cultural, linguistic, or ...
Post by: anhsu on Aug 19, 2019
Write an essay about the first words infants speak. What social, cultural, linguistic, or interpersonal factors determine which words are learned first? How are infant meanings of these words different from adult meanings of these same words?


Title: Write an essay about the first words infants speak. What social, cultural, linguistic, or ...
Post by: yesimshay on Aug 19, 2019
Suggested Responses: Students should discuss the following factors which determine early words: referential versus expressive style, culture, the structure of the language being learned, and bilingualism. They should describe the very different meanings that infants hold for words; concepts of overgeneralization and overrestriction should be described.