Nina's mom has been warning her about the danger of playing with her balloon near a burning candle. Suddenly, the balloon hits the flame and explodes. Nina's mom looks at her and says, I hope that you are happy, but because of the tone of her voice, her mom is really saying, See, I told you to watch out This use of tone to change the meaning of a sentence provides a good example of the concept of
a. word segmentation.
b. syntactic bootstrapping.
c. overregulation.
d. prosody.
Question 2_____ is defined as the ability to make independent decisions and to manage one's life without being overly dependent on others.
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Question 3Prosody involves _____ sounds are produced.
a. when
b. where
c. how
d. why
Question 4The natural jealousy and resentment seen between brothers and sisters is called _____.
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Question 5When four-year-old Methuselah sees an elderly gentleman enter a store, he screams, Mommy, look at that old man who looks like he should be dead The fact that Methuselah does not yet realize that such statements are socially inappropriate indicates that he lacks a complete understanding of the _____ of language.
a. semantics
b. syntax
c. prosody
d. pragmatics
Question 6According to the _____ model, a child's behavior is determined by both the actions of a parent and the child's characteristics (including genetically-based responses).
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Question 7Which linguistic concept is best defined as an understanding of the rules concerning the appropriate use of language in different social context?
a. Prosody
b. Pragmatics
c. Holophrasing
d. Syntax