CTEL CTEL Language and Language Development 2

Question 1

Which theorist proposed that children are born with an innate Language Acquisition Device (LAD) that facilitates language learning?

Accepted Answer

Noam Chomsky

Answer

Chomsky proposed the LAD as an innate mental faculty that enables children to acquire language naturally.

Question 2

What is the term for the systematic errors English learners make that reflect patterns of their first language?

Accepted Answer

Language transfer

Answer

Language transfer (also called L1 interference) occurs when L1 patterns are applied to the L2, producing systematic errors.

Question 3

A student who can discuss topics fluently in casual conversation but struggles with academic writing is demonstrating a gap between which two language proficiency dimensions?

Accepted Answer

BICS and CALP

Answer

BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) develops before CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency), which takes 5-7 years to develop.

Question 4

Which morpheme type is attached to the end of a base word to change its grammatical function, such as adding '-ness' to an adjective?

Accepted Answer

Derivational morpheme

Answer

Derivational morphemes like '-ness' change a word's part of speech or create a new word with a different meaning.

Question 5

What phonological process occurs when a sound changes to become more like a neighboring sound, as in 'did you' becoming 'didja' in casual speech?

Accepted Answer

Assimilation

Answer

Assimilation is the process by which one sound takes on features of an adjacent sound, common in natural speech.

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CTEL CTEL Language and Language Development 2