Child Langauge Flashcards
What is deletion
Deleting it omitting a sound
What is addition
Adding a sound into a word creating an error
What is assimilation
A sound that occurs elsewhere in the word is repeated
What is substitutionary
A harder sound is replaced with an easier one
What is constant cluster reduction
Reducing constants as they are hard to pronounce
Deletion of unstressed syllables
Omitting the opening syllable in polysyllabic words “nanna”
Monophthrong
A vowel spoken with one tone and one mouth position “teeth”
Diphthong
Combing two vowels in a single syllable
Begins as one vowel and moves to another “boy,coin”
Velar constants
Raising the front of the tongue towards the upper alveolar ridge
Bilabial constants
Bringing both lips together
Plosives
Airflow is blocked - ptkbdg
Fricative
Partially blocked air that moves through the mouth -vzfs
12-18 months
Holophrastic stage
One word utterances
18 months to 2 years
Two word stage
2-3 years
Telegraphic stage - three or more word utterances
Nouns, verbs, basic questions
Misses auxillary, prepositions, conjunctions, indefinite/definite articles
3 years plus
Post telegraphic-
uses auxiliaries, prepositions, conjunctions
What theory says the estimated Lexis for different ages
Nelson
How many words for 18 month
50