In language development, what are pragmatics and provide an example

What will be an ideal response?


Pragmatics are the social conventions and contexts of a language. An example would be calling adults Mam or Sir in the South, sentences adults tend to lobby at children that sound more like statements than questions. For example, "don't you want a little sweater? You are going to get cold."

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Children rely on __________ when information is fuzzy or incomplete, such as asking for clarifications of information.

A. metacognitive skills B. metalinguistic awareness C. pragmatics D. syntax

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The strange situation method assesses

a. how the infant responds when the enforces discipline. b. how the infant responds to the presence of a stranger. c. how the infant responds when the mother provides food and drink. d. how the infant responds when the father reads a story out loud.

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Under what circumstances should the chi-square statistic not be used?

a. If fe> 5 for any cell c. If fe = fo for any cell b. If fe< 5 for any cell d. None of the other options is correct.

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Which of the following statements best reflects a potential risk of thinking about development as a sequence of stages?

a. Stages highlight qualitative differences in outlook. b. Stages emphasize a mixture of new needs, capabilities, and expectations at each period of life. c. Stages may be misconstrued to assume that a person in one stage cannot function at other levels. d. Stages build one upon the other.

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