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Theoretical Approaches to Syntactic Development Quiz

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According to the constructivist approach, how do children produce multiword utterances?

By relying on innate language acquisition modules

By using memorized patterns strongly tied to their experiences (correct)

By imitating the speech of their caregivers

By instinctively knowing the syntactic categories

Who is mentioned as a researcher supporting the constructivist approach?

Tomasello (correct)

Chomsky

Piaget

Vygotsky

What does Tomasello claim about the language input provided by caregivers to children?

It does not influence children's language development

It contains similar patterns to the ones produced by children (correct)

It primarily consists of innate language structures

It is completely different from children's output

According to the constructivist approach, what supports the idea that there is no innate understanding of syntactic categories in children?

The match between the input and the output by the child Signup and view all the answers

What is the main claim of the constructivist approach to syntactic development?

Children produce multiword utterances using memorized patterns tied to their experiences Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, which of the following statements is true about the generativist approach to language acquisition?

Children have inherent understanding of syntactic categories Signup and view all the answers

What does Maratsos propose about the acquisition of grammar according to the text?

It is based on data sifting and induction process Signup and view all the answers

What supports the generativist position according to the text?

The overregularization errors made by children in their speech Signup and view all the answers

According to Lieven et al. (2003), what did their study analyze?

The similarities between children’s utterances and previous adult speech in conversations at home Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the explanations for overregularization errors, as mentioned in the text?

The existence of abstract grammatical categories from early on Signup and view all the answers