Syntactic Bootstrapping Refers to Children's Use of The_______ as a Cue

question 93

Multiple Choice

Syntactic bootstrapping refers to children's use of the_______ as a cue to figure out the meaning of a novel word?

• A)focus of adults' attention
• B)linguistic category of the novel word
• C)structure of the whole sentence
• D)contrastive use of a familiar and unfamiliar word

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Definitions:

Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by a large number of sellers and buyers, leading to competitive prices and quality of goods and services.

Pure Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, a homogeneous product, complete information, and free entry and exit, leading to price taking behavior.

Commodity Products

Goods that are interchangeable with others of the same type and are usually sold based on price rather than brand or differentiation.

Monopolistic Competition

Monopolistic competition is a market structure characterized by many sellers offering differentiated products or services, leading to a competitive environment where companies have some price-making power.