Exposing children to two languages from birth
a. means that children are learning two languages simultaneously.
b. does not lead to delays in speech or language development of young children.
c. may cause children to acquire vocabulary at a little slower rate.
d. All of these answers.
Question 2Bilingualism
a. needs to be viewed as intricately tied to cultural and social dimensions.
b. is only a matter of language learning.
c. places young children at a disadvantage, because it does not support cognitive development.
d. All of these answers.
Question 3Pragmatics involves the language rules that govern understanding of
a. plurals and negatives.
b. the social context of language.
c. the order in which words should be placed.
d. the combination of more than one idea into a sentence.
Question 4Which of the following is not an example of morphology?
a. verb tense
b. social rules governing language
c. contractions like isnt or well
d. the possessive form
Question 5The aspect of language study that investigates the meaning given to emotion-laden words is called
a. morphology.
b. overextension.
c. semantics.
d. pragmatics.
Question 6The interrelationship among words is called
a. vocabulary expansion. c. overextension.
b. semantic network. d. morphology.
Question 7Childrens vocabulary expands dramatically during their first few years of life. It is estimated that by age five, children typically have a vocabulary of
a. 1,000 to 1,100 words.
b. 1,500 to 1,600 words.
c. 1,700 to 1,800 words.
d. 2,100 to 2,200 words.
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