Syntactic Bootstrapping is a word learning process that: A. ...

[Mimi]

Syntactic Bootstrapping is a word learning process that:
 
  A. allows children to draw inferences about a word's meaning from the sentential context in which it is used.
  B. requires children to have access to social-intentional information, such as eye-gaze.
  C. helps children learn about words for footwear.
  D. children are unable to make use of until they enter school.

Question 2

A child is presented with a picture of an unfamiliar object and told that This is a pagoda. Do you see the fancy finial? The child determines that the entire item is called a pagoda and that the ball on the top is called a finial. What word learning processes did this child make?
 
  A. Cross-situational observation and Fast Mapping
  B. the Whole Object assumption and the Mutual Exclusivity assumption.
  C. the Principle of Contrast and Syntactic Bootstrapping.
  D. the Taxonomic assumption and the Principle of Conventionality

[vkodali]

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B

[Mimi]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[coreycathey]

TYSM