First Language Acquisition

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This is a short quiz about how children acquire language.
Marissa De La Ri
Quiz by Marissa De La Ri, updated more than 1 year ago
Marissa De La Ri
Created by Marissa De La Ri about 9 years ago
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Question 1

Question
Put a check next to the things children need to acquire language
Answer
  • Noise and sounds all around them.
  • They need to hear language
  • They need to be capable of speaking and receiving sound signals in a language
  • They need the opportunity to interact with others
  • Explicit instruction on language.

Question 2

Question
A child needs to be explicitly taught how to speak. Parents need to teach their children words, vocabulary and grammar in order for children to acquire language.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

Question
Overextension is when a child extends the meaning of one word to another word. With the word ball what items might the child extend the meaning of ball to. Put a checkmark next to the ones that apply.
Answer
  • hammer
  • donut
  • triangle
  • moon
  • pancake
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