CLA Post-telegraphic Stage

Question 1

When does the post-telegraphic stage?

Answer 1

3+ years

Question 2

What happens during the post-telegraphic stage?

Answer 2

Both content and grammatical words appear and utterances closely resemble adult speech

Question 3

What is inflectional function?

Answer 3

The way that an affix shows a grammatical category such as a vern tense or plural noun

Question 4

What is an open word class (lexical)?

Answer 4

A word that is generally open to new membership (affixes) e.g. play

Question 5

What is an closed word class (grammatical)?

Answer 5

A word that does not readily admit new members (affixes) e.g. the

Question 6

What will occur during the post-telegraphic stage in relation to inflectional functions?

Answer 6

A child will gain confidence with inflectional functions and understanding word endings according to quantity, scale or time

Question 7

What are virtuous errors?

Answer 7

Grammatical and semantic errors that are understandable through an incorrect assumption about grammar rules

Question 8

What is ‘recasting’?

Answer 8

When a care-giver will repeat the utterance said by the child in the standard form to educate child on correct inflection for future talk

Question 9

Brown (1973)

Answer 9

Identified typical features of grammatical development and when such features might emerge
e.g. -s plural 24 - 53 months