April 1994 - EPrints USM

T'NIVERSITI SAINS UALAYSIA

Feperiksaan Semester Kedua

Sidang L99g/94

April

1994

HHf 304 Psikolincruistik

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Answer

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questions, _{Ar,L questions}

in

section A

and

any

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SECTION A - ^Answer questions

Explain _what the following terms mean

eggbe.ling[srics

(

a) linguistic

determinisrn

{b)

constituent _analysis

(c) pivot

granmar

(d) critical

period

{e)

semantic markers

in

the

context

of

(5 _marks) Provide a

brief

summary.

of

_{?ny, gtrree tg] _of the following}

articles

and evaluate Lhe srgnrticance

of

each

article in

the context

of

other views,

iindingJ-""d

_theories

on

the

topic

{a)

^Bloom,

L.,

(L971), _Lanquaqe

in

a context.

{

b) Slobin,

O,l"=tior" D. abort L"r,*r-o"f ^.

,

^{(Lgt Z) ,__}

(c)

_{Campbell, Lancnraoe} Acquisition._Rr

r

?.1* Wa1es,

R.,

^(Lg75l

, ^The

Stuslv of

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1.

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2.

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-2

^{lHEr 3041}

Sinclaie-de-Zwart,

H.,

^{( L966}

),

Develosnental Psvqho-

linquistics

Brown,

R.,

^and

Beltugi,

^U.

'

^(L9641

, ^Three

^PjocesseE

in

the

childrs

Acquisition qllilvntax'

Hatch, E.M' ^{( L983 )} , Input/Interaction and ^Lancnraqe

Dpvelgsnent.

Piaget, J., (1967), Langtraqeandlfhought fron ^the Genetic Point of ^Vi-ew.

Vigotsky, L.S., (L934), Thouqht and ^Speech.

( l-5 marks )

a

(d) {e)

{f}

(g) (h)

SECTION _-B- - ^{Answer any} LP-UR ^[,4 ] ^questions

3. ^What is the relationship between language and cognition?

Support your answer with ^examples and theoretical

evidence.

( 20 marks)

4. Explai.n the dif ^f ering views on the ^processes j-nvolved in first, language acquisition. ^Evaluate these views ^and

suggest which You Prefer'

{ 20 marks)

5. Is learning a second language the same as first language

acquisition? ^Discuss with evidence.

{20 ^marks) 6. Explain development in a child of one [1] of ^the

following:

{a) ^phonology (b) syntax

{c) ^semantics

in first ^language acguisition.

( 20 marks) . . , /3

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What causes have been attributed to less than

satisfactory development of a first language? Provide evidence for these.

{20 marks)

Do the findings of psycholinguistics have any

applicational value? Discuss itr the context of any ^one field of human activity.

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