Some Parents Frequently Expand, Recast, or Otherwise Extend Their Children's

question 23

Multiple Choice

Some parents frequently expand, recast, or otherwise extend their children's speech while others rarely do so.What effect does the frequent use of expansions and recasts have on language acquisition?

• A)no apparent effect on language acquisition
• B)inhibition of language acquisition
• C)earlier acquisition of syntactic principles
• D)facilitation of vocabulary acquisition, but not syntax

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Definitions:

Chronological Age

The actual age of a person measured in years from their date of birth.

Mental Age

A measure of an individual's cognitive ability expressed as the age at which an average individual reaches the same ability level.

Critical Age

A specific period in development during which an individual is particularly receptive to acquiring certain skills, such as language, often hypothesized to end at puberty.

Intellectual Age

A measure of a child's mental abilities expressed in terms of the average abilities of children at a certain chronological age.