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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.

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_____ is defined as the ability to make independent decisions and to manage one's life without being overly dependent on others.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 3

Prosody involves _____ sounds are produced.
 
  a. when
  b. where
  c. how
  d. why

Question 4

The natural jealousy and resentment seen between brothers and sisters is called _____.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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When 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 6

According 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 7

Which 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
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