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- Created by: Cerysmc98
- Created on: 22-09-19 12:54
1. what is blocking?
- when children are cognitively prevented from being able to speak
- when children structure sentences much like building a tower from blocks
- a morphological word form cannot surface because there is already a more appropriate word form
- when children piece together morphological words like building blocks
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2. what does competence(comprehension) mean?
- underlying knowledge
- abstract productions
- outcome on the surface
- language use
3. what is the principle of contrast? (mutual exclusivity)
- every thing only has one name. no synonyms!
- for a child to acquire a language, focus should be on one child at a time
- children struggle with the concept of opposites e.g. dark/light, happy/sad.
- only one language per person - a parent should not speak to their child in 2 languages!
4. what does alter nurture mean?
- hating everyone like the Grinch
- disturbed maturation.
- restricted or changed input.
- being raised by two caregivers instead of one.
5. what is statistical learning?
- a style of teaching aimed to optimise learning
- children's ability to extract statistical regularities from the world around them to learn about their environment.
- when children acquire the meaning of numbers
- one item has one word for children. they do not like synonyms!
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