Final answer:
The correct answer is syntactic bootstrapping, which is the process of using syntactic structures to infer the meaning of new words, particularly verbs.
Step-by-step explanation:
Noticing a particular frame in which a new verb occurs, or inferring meaning through context, is known as syntactic bootstrapping. This term refers to a language acquisition process where children use the syntactic structure of whole sentences to figure out the meaning of a new word, particularly a verb. For example, if a child hears the sentence 'The girl is gorping the teddy bear', and they see the girl hugging the teddy bear, they can infer that 'gorping' might mean 'hugging' or a similar action.
Semantic bootstrapping refers to using semantic knowledge or the meanings of words and sentences, to understand grammatical structures. Pragmatic bootstrapping involves using knowledge of the physical and social context to understand language. Phonological bootstrapping means using the sound structure of language to infer grammatical structure or word meanings. Therefore, the correct answer to the question is a) Syntactic bootstrapping.