The Distinctive Mode of Speech Used When Speaking to Infants

question 109

Multiple Choice

The distinctive mode of speech used when speaking to infants and toddlers is referred to as

• A) infant-directed speech.
• B) prosody.
• C) pragmatics.
• D) syntax.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

Language

A complex system of communication that uses symbols, sounds, and rules to convey information and express thoughts, emotions, and ideas.

Transformational Grammar

A linguistic theory that seeks to describe how the deep and surface structures of sentences are related by rules of transformation.

Surface Structures

In linguistics, the outward form of language syntax that can vary without altering the underlying deep structure's meaning.