Lexis and Semantics (AQA A-Level English Language): Quizzes
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What does 'lexis' refer to in language development?
What does 'lexis' refer to in language development?
The vocabulary of a language
By what age do children typically have approximately 200 words in their lexicon?
By what age do children typically have approximately 200 words in their lexicon?
Age two
Which category best describes 'mama' and 'dada' as common first words?
Which category best describes 'mama' and 'dada' as common first words?
Caregivers
At what age do most children understand that words can have multiple meanings?
At what age do most children understand that words can have multiple meanings?
Seven or eight years
What is it called when a child uses 'doggy' to refer to all four-legged animals?
What is it called when a child uses 'doggy' to refer to all four-legged animals?
Overgeneralisation
What does 'fast mapping' involve?
What does 'fast mapping' involve?
Quick assumption from limited exposure
Which theorist is associated with the behaviorist approach to language acquisition?
Which theorist is associated with the behaviorist approach to language acquisition?
B.F. Skinner
What did Chomsky propose as an innate brain mechanism for language?
What did Chomsky propose as an innate brain mechanism for language?
Language Acquisition Device (LAD)
Whose theory emphasises that language develops through social interaction?
Whose theory emphasises that language develops through social interaction?
Jerome Bruner's interactionist theory
Which factor particularly enhances vocabulary by introducing words not used in everyday speech?
Which factor particularly enhances vocabulary by introducing words not used in everyday speech?
Reading exposure