Language: What Develops in the First Two Years?

Pointing is one of the earliest gestures, emerging at about _____ months of age.

10

Just today, Baby Laurel produced her first two-word sentence. Her "BFF" at the child-care center now produces sentences longer than two words in about half of her utterances. Laurel is MOST likely _____ of age, whereas her BFF is probably _____ months of age.

21;24

Baby Lupe is babbling. Baby Carlos is undergoing the naming explosion. Baby Lupe is MOST likely _____ months of age, and Baby Carlos is MOST likely _____ months of age.

6;8

Which statement is true about language development?

All babies go through the same sequence of language development although timing may differ.

According to _____, infant communication progresses because of the reinforcement of babbling.

B. F. Skinner

Which theorist coined the term language acquisition devicei?

Noam Chomsky

_____ maintains that the human capacity for developing language is natural and quick because people come equipped with an inherent language acquisition device. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

Noam Chomsky

Which statement is accurate with respect to the universal sequence of language development depicted in the textbook?

Three-month-olds start making new sounds, including growls, croons, and trills.

"Truck!" baby Bea exclaims as she points to a toy. Bea is indicating that she wants to play with the truck. Bea's utterance is an example of:

a holophrase.

At 15 months of age, Raul uses the word wawa to mean "I want some water." This is an example of: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

a holophrase.

The term holophrase refers to:

a single word that expresses a complete thought.

Babbling refers to:

an infant's repetition of certain syllables, such as "ba-ba-ba."

Matias is 7 months old. If he is a typical baby, his parents can expect him to have reached the stage of language development where he is able to:

babble.

Six-month-old Stannard is starting to say things like "goo-goo-goo" and "da-da-da-da." Stannard's utterances BEST exemplify _____.

babbling

Elise is 5 days old. She will MOST likely prefer hearing:

her mother's language over an unknown language

Cries, movements, and facial expressions are examples of

reflexive communication.

Infants with bilingual mothers:

respond to both languages that their mother speaks and are able to differentiate between them.

A sudden increase in an infant's vocabulary, especially nouns, is called:

the naming explosion.

Babies probably like listening to lullabies because:

the words often rhyme and are repeated.

Children begin to use _____ between about 18 and 24 months.

two-word combinations