Matching with Descriptions

Directions: Match each of the following terms with its correct description.

_____   1.   Language acquisition device
_____   2.   Cooing
_____   3.   Babbling
_____   4.   Joint attention   
_____   5.   Underextension
_____   6.   Overextension
_____   7.   Telegraphic speech
_____   8.   Referential style
_____   9.   Expressive style
_____ 10.   Child-directed speech   

Descriptions:

   A.   When toddlers apply a word to a wider collection of objects and events than is appropriate.
   
        B.   Two-word utterances that focus on high-content words and leave out smaller and less important words.

   C.   Around 6 months, infants repeat consonant-vowel combinations in long strings, such as          “bababababa” or “nanananana.”
   
        D.   An innate system that contains a set of rules common to all languages.
   
        E.   A style of language in which vocabularies consist mainly of words that refer to objects.
   
    F.   Around 4 months, infants gaze in the same direction adults are looking, a skill that becomes more accurate around 10 to 11 months.
   
   G.   A style of language in which toddlers produce many more pronouns and social formulas.

   H.   Around 2 months, babies begin to make vowel-like noises.

   I.   When toddlers first learn new words, they sometimes apply them too narrowly.

        J.   A form of communication made up of short sentences with high-pitched, exaggerated         expression, clear pronunciation, distinct pauses between speech segments, clear gestures to support verbal meaning, and repetition of new words in a variety of contexts.