LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT A TOPICAL
APPROACH - CH 9 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Symbols - ANS Language is most accurately defined as a system of _______ that allow for
communication with others.
Infinite Generativity - ANS Someone with a vocabulary of only 200 words can still combine
the words in different ways to say thousands of different things. This aspect to language is
referred to as: ______________ _______________
Phonology - ANS the sound system of language is refered to as ____________.; how the
sounds are used, combined)
Phoneme - ANS smallest unit of sound
Morphology - ANS _____________ refers to units of meaning involved in word formation
Pointing to a tree, young Ramal says, "bird flied away." Ramal's inaccurate use of the "ed" word
ending shows that he is trying to learn the ___________ rules of language. -
ANS morphological
Jean Berko - ANS Children can apply language rules to novel situations.
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, Morphemes - ANS A word ending in ing is an example of ______________.
Joe is a native English speaker. He is having a hard time learning to speak Spanish because he
intuitively wants to put adjectives before nouns. Joe is having a problem with: _________ -
ANS Syntax
Syntax - ANS ways words are combined to form acceptable phrases ans sentences
Which aspect of language deals with the meaning of words and sentences? - ANS Semantics
Pragmatics - ANS Appropriate use of language in context; can be very complex
Crying present at - ANS birth
Cooing occurs at - ANS 2-4 months of age
Babbling begins at about - ANS 6 months
Gestures begin at - ANS 8-12 months
Infants recognize __ sounds. "citizens of the world" - ANS language
Newborns recognize sound ___. - ANS changes
Infants recognize own language sounds at - ANS 6 months
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APPROACH - CH 9 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Symbols - ANS Language is most accurately defined as a system of _______ that allow for
communication with others.
Infinite Generativity - ANS Someone with a vocabulary of only 200 words can still combine
the words in different ways to say thousands of different things. This aspect to language is
referred to as: ______________ _______________
Phonology - ANS the sound system of language is refered to as ____________.; how the
sounds are used, combined)
Phoneme - ANS smallest unit of sound
Morphology - ANS _____________ refers to units of meaning involved in word formation
Pointing to a tree, young Ramal says, "bird flied away." Ramal's inaccurate use of the "ed" word
ending shows that he is trying to learn the ___________ rules of language. -
ANS morphological
Jean Berko - ANS Children can apply language rules to novel situations.
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, Morphemes - ANS A word ending in ing is an example of ______________.
Joe is a native English speaker. He is having a hard time learning to speak Spanish because he
intuitively wants to put adjectives before nouns. Joe is having a problem with: _________ -
ANS Syntax
Syntax - ANS ways words are combined to form acceptable phrases ans sentences
Which aspect of language deals with the meaning of words and sentences? - ANS Semantics
Pragmatics - ANS Appropriate use of language in context; can be very complex
Crying present at - ANS birth
Cooing occurs at - ANS 2-4 months of age
Babbling begins at about - ANS 6 months
Gestures begin at - ANS 8-12 months
Infants recognize __ sounds. "citizens of the world" - ANS language
Newborns recognize sound ___. - ANS changes
Infants recognize own language sounds at - ANS 6 months
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