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6. what is statistical learning?

  • one item has one word for children. they do not like synonyms!
  • when children acquire the meaning of numbers
  • children's ability to extract statistical regularities from the world around them to learn about their environment.
  • a style of teaching aimed to optimise learning

7. what is blocking?

  • a morphological word form cannot surface because there is already a more appropriate word form
  • when children structure sentences much like building a tower from blocks
  • when children piece together morphological words like building blocks
  • when children are cognitively prevented from being able to speak

8. what does performance (production) mean?

  • outcome on the surface
  • innate language knowledge
  • underlying knowledge
  • understanding the language

9. what is the Logical Problem of Language Acquisition a.k.a Plato's Problem?

  • how do we account for the ease,speed and uniformity of language acquisition in the face of impoverished data?
  • Why can children acquire languages better than adults?
  • what was the first language and how did it come about?
  • If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers...?

10. what is poverty of the stimulus?

  • non-linguistic input given to children which is useless.
  • when children misuse the input they receive.
  • language input is insufficient to explain detailed language knowledge.
  • some children experience a lack of access to input.

11. what does competence(comprehension) mean?

  • language use
  • abstract productions
  • underlying knowledge
  • outcome on the surface

12. who can achieve native language competence and performance?

  • Typically developing children acquiring an L1 after puberty/sensitive period
  • Adults acquiring an L2
  • typically developing children acquiring an L1/L2
  • children with linguistic or cognitive disorders acquiring an L1

13. what is the saliency principle?

  • the more salient a child's speech the easier they are for adults to comprehend
  • its easier for children to recognise some forms over others (those which are more salient!)
  • children have to learn to control their saliva before they begin speech
  • children have to make words more salient to use them