Question 1
An excited Spanish-speaking toddler comments on an upcoming family trip to the beach by shouting, "
Playa-beach,
playa-beach." What can we conclude about the child's language development?
◦ The child is favoring Spanish over English.
◦ The child is engaging in language switching.
◦ The child is displaying word retrieval difficulties.
◦ The child has integrated two mental lexicons into a single vocabulary.
Question 2
A Japanese American infant in a child care center does not learn the names of objects as quickly as peers. Which of the following could be an explanation for this phenomenon?
◦ This is a language style which reflects confusion in second language learning, due to the complex, noun-heavy nature of Japanese.
◦ This is a language delay, due to second language acquisition, which may be remediated through an object-labeling strategy.
◦ This is a language style which reflects
omoiyari, a traditional Japanese concept of harmony.
◦ This is a referential language style which is encouraged through parent-child interactions within Japanese American families.
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