Critical period for language 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologylanguageUniversityAll boards Created by: ellenmaispearingCreated on: 10-05-22 17:50 What is a critical period? genetically determined "time-window" in development for learning certain skills 1 of 19 What did Lenneberg (1967) propose about L1 critical period? language learnt outside the critical period is acquired through different process or with difficulty 2 of 19 What did Lenneberg (1967) propose about mastery of L1? individuals can attain full mastery of language if L1 is learned in critical period 3 of 19 Who studied feral 'wild' children? Curtis et al, 1974 4 of 19 What is Lexicon? words contained in a langauge 5 of 19 What is syntax? structure & order 6 of 19 What is morphology? words & word formation 7 of 19 What is phonology sounds 8 of 19 What is semantics meaning 9 of 19 When can an accent be stronger? L2 in reading standardised text 10 of 19 What is the problem of invariance? speech varies between speakers and there are differences in pitch, pronunciation, speed, and accent 11 of 19 What is "Please call stella..." often used for? to assess 'native-likeness' of spoken english in L2 learners 12 of 19 What is the grammaticality judgement task (GJT)? assessment for L2 critical period where participants rate grammatically acceptable or unacceptable sentences 13 of 19 What does GJT specifically test? morphological & syntactic structures 14 of 19 What did Curtis et al, 1974 study find? vocabulary increased but morpho-syntactic abilities did not 15 of 19 What is normalisation? adjustments made to account for the variation in physical properties (phonomes, syllables & words) across speakers 16 of 19 Why is the critical period important? ensure children get the right experiences and remediation of any wrong kind of experience 17 of 19 What does the spoken GJT require? high demand on memory & quick judgement skills 18 of 19 What does the written GJT require? literacy skills and especially reading comprehension 19 of 19
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