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Babbling

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A stage in child language acquisition in which an infant starts to produce patterns of sounds which have no meaning to the child but which start to resemble patterns of syllables in the child’s native language.

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Caretaker language

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The simple style of speech used by those who look after infants and small children.

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Holophrastic

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In language acquisition, a single word that expresses a complex idea.
(Ball - could mean he wants it, found it, or lost it)

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Plosive

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A speech sound which involves a small explosion of ai after the closure of the voice passage.

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Nasal

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Air passes through the nose to produce sound.

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Telegraphic stage

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From the age of about 2 years, children make limited utterances of two to three words which make sense.

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Overextension

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When a word is used more broadly than it should be.

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Underextension

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When a word is used in a very narrow context

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Hypernyms

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Words for categories of things like furniture and primate.

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Hyponyms

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Names or actions which are specific and which can be grouped in the broader class of a hypernym.
(Forks and spoons under cutlery)
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Virtuous errors

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Errors made by young children which show their application of some rules of grammar as they apply regular rules to irregular forms.

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Idiom

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A phrase not directly translatable whose meaning is generally understood amongst a population.

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Restricted code

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Language which assumes a shared understanding amongst the speakers. It is limited and generally uses a limited lexical range and syntax and is used among members of a close-knit community such as a family.

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Elaborated code

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Language used more broadly in society which is more complete and often more complex in lexis and syntax.

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Context-bound

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Related to the particular situation being considered.

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