Critical period for language

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1. What did Curtis et al, 1974 study find?

  • vocabulary increased but lexical-semantic abilities did not
  • vocabulary increased but morpho-syntactic abilities did not
  • vocabulary increased but lexical-semantic abilities did not
  • vocabulary and morpho-syntactic abilities increased
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2. Why is the critical period important?

  • ensure adults get the right experiences and remediation of any wrong kind of experience
  • ensure children get all experiences and remediation of any wrong kind of experience
  • ensure children get the right experiences and remediation of any wrong kind of experience
  • ensure children get all experiences and remediation of any right kind of experience

3. What is morphology?

  • meaning
  • sounds
  • words contained in a language
  • words & word formation
  • structure & order

4. What is the problem of invariance?

  • speech varies between speakers and there are differences in energy levels and physical states
  • speech varies between speakers and there are differences in pitch, pronunciation, speed, and accent
  • speech varies between speakers and there are similarities in pitch, pronunciation, speed, and accent
  • speech varies between speakers and there are differences in tone, amount of words and accent

5. What is the grammaticality judgement task (GJT)?

  • assessment for L2 sensetive period where participants rate grammatically acceptable or unacceptable sentences
  • assessment for L1 critical period where participants rate grammatically acceptable or unacceptable sentences
  • assessment for L2 critical period where participants rate grammatically acceptable or unacceptable sentences
  • assessment for L2 critical period where participants rate societally acceptable or unacceptable sentences

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