EARLY GRAMMARVersion en ligne ACTIVITY TO REINFORCE THE TOPIC par Evelyn Gloria 1 What is the main characteristic of early multiword utterances? a They strictly follow adult grammar. b They typically consist of function words only. c They combine content words but often omit function words. d They are complex and well-structured sentences. 2 What does iconicity in ASL refer to? a Sings that are made up of random hand movements. b A clear relationship between that sing and its meaning c Signs that have no visual resemblance to their meaning d The use of handshapes only 3 According to Sachs (1976), children's two-word utterances are best described as: a Random combinations of known words. b Direct imitations of adult speech. c Meaningful expressions based on a child's system. d Arbitrary phrases with no meaning. 4 What is manual babbling similar to? a Singing b Dancing c Vocal babbling d Reading 5 Which of the following best describes Stage I of language development? a Children learn to use grammatical morphemes b Children start forming complex questions c Children use mainly one- and two- word utterances d Children can fully construct adult-like sentences 6 At what age do children exposed to ASL typically produce their first recognizable sign? a 10 months b 5 months c 12 months d 8.5 months 7 What is one main difference between ASL and English? a ASL is auditory b ASL is more iconic c ASL has no grammar d ASL uses more vowels 8 What is the most widely used measure of syntactic growth in children? a Word frequency count b Mean Length of Utterance (MLU) c Sentence complexity index d Phonetic articulation scale 9 According to Slobin (1985), what is true about early grammatical development? a It follows similar patterns across different languages. b it is entirely different across all languages. c It is influenced only by social interaction d It does not develop until after age five. 10 What did Petitto and Marentette (1991) study in deaf infants? a Manual activity and babbling b Speech development c Sign order in sentences d Iconicity in ASL
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