Differences between acquiring and learning a language

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1. The notion that humans cannot acquire language after a certain age supports ___.

A. Empiricist account

B. The Poverty of the Stimulus (POS) argument

C. Constructionist account

D. Critical Period hypothesis

2. Why do experimenters conduct the 'wug' test rather than, say, the 'bug' test?

A. A novel form can more accurately test children's grammatical competence than a word they may have already learned.

B. The [w] in 'wug' is more difficult to produce than the [b] in 'bug'.

C. Children prefer a bird-like creature such as a wug rather than an insect.

D. No particular reason; a 'bug' is just as good as a 'wug'.

3. According to Hart and Risley (1993), the effects of the early advantage or disadvantage in vocabulary production can be tracked at what level?

A. elementary

B. high school

C. pre-school

D. college

4. Based on Hart and Risley's (1993) study, how many words per hour can be produced by children from families on welfare?

5. Which of the following statements is true?

A. All children have the same ability to learn any language, regardless of their ethnicity.

B. Children are biologically oriented to learn their ethnic language more quickly.

C. Children acquire language within the first six months of their lives.

D. None of the above.

6. Based on Hart and Risley's (1993) study, how many words per hour can be produced by children from professional families?

7. Which of the following is one of the differences between acquiring and learning a language?

A. The language that is acquired is native to the country, while the language that is learned is a foreign one.

B. Being conscious of the learning process.

C. The specific language properties that are learned.

D. All of the above.

8. The Wug test is an example of ___.

A. Acquisition of complex discourse

B. Acquisition of complex grammar

C. Acquisition of new semantic categories

D. Acquisition of new words

9. The fact that children learn language from little input is the idea behind ___.

A. General Grammar hypothesis

B. The Poverty of the Stimulus (POS) argument

C. Wug test

D. Critical Period hypothesis

10. What is a 6-month old infant doing when it says 'dadada' or 'mamama'?

A. Experimenting with speech production

B. Calling to its parents

C. Naming an object that has caught its attention

D. Expressing feelings and desires

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