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Which age group has the greatest increase in vocabulary according to the text?
Which age group has the greatest increase in vocabulary according to the text?
What is the process by which young children add new words to their vocabulary called?
What is the process by which young children add new words to their vocabulary called?
Which languages tend to have children learn more verbs than nouns at first?
Which languages tend to have children learn more verbs than nouns at first?
What is the average vocabulary size of a 4-year-old?
What is the average vocabulary size of a 4-year-old?
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What is the term used to describe the period in early childhood when the capacity for learning new words is especially pronounced?
What is the term used to describe the period in early childhood when the capacity for learning new words is especially pronounced?
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What is the term used to describe the mental map of interconnected sets of word categories that young children form as they learn new words?
What is the term used to describe the mental map of interconnected sets of word categories that young children form as they learn new words?
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Which age group has the smallest vocabulary size according to the text?
Which age group has the smallest vocabulary size according to the text?
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Which language tends to have children fast map nouns earlier than verbs?
Which language tends to have children fast map nouns earlier than verbs?
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What is the average vocabulary size of a 6-year-old?
What is the average vocabulary size of a 6-year-old?
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What is the term used to describe the process by which young children connect a new word to one of their existing word categories based on its usage and relation to known words?
What is the term used to describe the process by which young children connect a new word to one of their existing word categories based on its usage and relation to known words?
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Which type of words are added more slowly in both Eastern and Western languages?
Which type of words are added more slowly in both Eastern and Western languages?
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What is a language's distinctive system of rules called?
What is a language's distinctive system of rules called?
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By what age do children use correct grammar in 90% of their statements?
By what age do children use correct grammar in 90% of their statements?
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In a classic study, what did Jean Berko investigate?
In a classic study, what did Jean Berko investigate?
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What does Chomsky's language acquisition device refer to?
What does Chomsky's language acquisition device refer to?
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What are pragmatics in the context of language learning?
What are pragmatics in the context of language learning?
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At what age do children grasp the pragmatics of a basic conversation?
At what age do children grasp the pragmatics of a basic conversation?
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What do children learn about pragmatics by age 4?
What do children learn about pragmatics by age 4?
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What does the use of pragmatics represent in language learning?
What does the use of pragmatics represent in language learning?
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What do adults tend to find amusing rather than offensive in young children's language use?
What do adults tend to find amusing rather than offensive in young children's language use?
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Acquisition
- The greatest increase in vocabulary occurs in children between the ages of 1-3 years old.
- Fast mapping is the process by which young children add new words to their vocabulary.
Language Development
- Children tend to learn verbs before nouns in languages such as Inuktitut and many Indigenous languages of Australia.
- English is a language where children tend to learn nouns before verbs.
Vocabulary Size
- The average vocabulary size of a 4-year-old is around 5,000-6,000 words.
- The average vocabulary size of a 6-year-old is around 10,000-14,000 words.
- Infants have the smallest vocabulary size.
Language Learning
- The term "lexical spurt" describes the period in early childhood when the capacity for learning new words is especially pronounced.
- The term "semantic network" describes the mental map of interconnected sets of word categories that young children form as they learn new words.
- The process of connecting a new word to one of their existing word categories based on its usage and relation to known words is called "semantic mapping".
- Function words (e.g., "the", "and", "a") are added more slowly in both Eastern and Western languages.
Language Rules
- A language's distinctive system of rules is called a "grammar".
- By the age of 3, children use correct grammar in 90% of their statements.
Language Research
- Jean Berko investigated how children learn morphology (the rules governing the structure of words).
- Chomsky's language acquisition device refers to an innate capacity for language acquisition in children.
- Pragmatics in language learning refer to the rules governing the use of language in social contexts.
- Children grasp the pragmatics of a basic conversation by around 2-3 years old.
- By age 4, children learn to use language to achieve social goals, such as getting attention or making requests.
- The use of pragmatics in language learning represents the ability to use language effectively in social interactions.
- Adults tend to find amusing rather than offensive the mistakes young children make in their language use.
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Test your knowledge on the impressive growth of vocabulary and grammar in early childhood with this quiz. Explore the mechanisms behind how children expand their vocabulary and learn about the milestones they reach during this crucial developmental stage.
