Author Question: For children acquiring language a. there appears to be a verb bias, possibly because verbs are ... (Read 45 times)

Collmarie · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

For children acquiring language

a. there appears to be a verb bias, possibly because verbs are clearer and more concrete than nouns.
b. there is a noun bias, possibly because adult input includes so many nouns
c. nouns may be easier to acquire because their referents are more easily identifiable
d. both b. and c.

Question 2

If you were to ask a preschooler what she would call a man who zibs for a living, which of these invented words would she be most likely to use?

a. a zibber
b. a zibberman
c. a zibman
d. a zib