The standard disclaimer applies. Here is a list of potential
topics on the exam. If something that was in the book and/or
discussed in class isn't on this list, it may still show up on the
exam. And, just because something is on this list, doesn't mean
that it will be on the exam. This list is only meant to supplement
your review of the textbook and of your lecture notes.
| assimilation babbling backward translation categorical perception child-directed speech coalescence cognates cognitive constraints common stores model communicative competence concept mediation model cooing critical period hypothesis expressive strategy fast mapping feral/isolated children |
'fis' phenomenon forward translation grammatical gender holophrases idiomorphs language transfer mean length of utterances (MLU) metalinguistic awareness motherese mutual exclusivity bias negative evidence overextensions overregularization |
parameter setting phonological awareness prelinguistic communication prosodic factors reduction reduplicated babbling reduplication semantic bootstrapping separate stores model sequential bilingualism simultaneous bilingualism taxonomic bias underextensions variegated babbling whole object bias word association model |
I also strongly recommend that you pay attention to the review questions at the end of each chapter in the book.
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