CLA Terminology

Question 0

Two word combinations eg ‘my car’

Answer 0

Two word

Question 1

One word utterances such as ‘teddy’ which could mean a variety of things, such as my teddy, or where is my teddy

Answer 1

Holophrastic/one word

Question 2

Three or more words combined eg ‘dog is naughty’

Answer 2

Telegraphic

Question 3

Included coordination conjunctions, negatives, questions and inflections such as -ed for past tense

Answer 3

Post-telegraphic

Question 4

Omitting the final consonant of a word

Answer 4

Deletion

Question 5

Substituting one sound for another

Answer 5

Substitution

Question 6

Adding extra vowel sound, creating a CVCV pattern

Answer 6

Addition

Question 7

Changing one consonant or vowel for another

Answer 7

Assimilation

Question 8

Repeating a whole syllable

Answer 8

Reduplication

Question 9

Linking words to the objects they refer to

Answer 9

Labelling

Question 10

Units of sound

Answer 10

Phonemes

Question 11

Two vowels together in a single syllable

Answer 11

Dipthong

Question 12

T, k, p, d, p and g

Answer 12

Plosives

Question 13

Air moves through the mouth in a steady stream

Answer 13

Fricative

Question 14

Putting plosives and fricatives together

Answer 14

Affricative

Question 15

Praising good behaviour to encourage it to continue

Answer 15

Positive reinforcement

Question 16

Removing item/stimulus which encourages negative behaviour

Answer 16

Negative reinforcement

Question 17

When a child uses a word for another which has similar characteristics eg moon for ball

Answer 17

Analogical overextension

Question 18

When a child uses a word for another in the same category eg dog for cat, or banana for orange

Answer 18

Categorical overextension

Question 19

When a child uses clock to refer to only one clock and no others

Answer 19

Under extension