First Language Acquisition 0.0 / 5 ? linguisticsFirst Language AcquisitionUniversityNone Created by: Cerysmc98Created on: 22-09-19 12:54 what is poverty of the stimulus? language input is insufficient to explain detailed language knowledge. 1 of 13 what does telegraphic speech mean? multiword stage, 24-30months, first functional/grammatical morphemes (English) 2 of 13 what does competence(comprehension) mean? underlying knowledge 3 of 13 what does performance (production) mean? outcome on the surface 4 of 13 who can achieve native language competence and performance? typically developing children acquiring an L1/L2 5 of 13 what does alter nurture mean? restricted or changed input. 6 of 13 what does alter nature mean? disturbed maturation 7 of 13 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? 8 of 13 what is blocking? a morphological word form cannot surface because there is already a more appropriate word form 9 of 13 what is a recast? repeating the utterance back to the child in the correct form, without negative evidence 10 of 13 what is statistical learning? children's ability to extract statistical regularities from the world around them to learn about their environment. 11 of 13 what is the saliency principle? its easier for children to recognise some forms over others (those which are more salient!) 12 of 13 what is the principle of contrast? (mutual exclusivity) every thing only has one name. no synonyms! 13 of 13
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