CLA Terminology: Babbling

Question 1

Babbling

Babbling

Answer 1

• The production of Phonemes which are often the combinations of vowels and consonants. E.g. ma, ga, ba, baba, gaga
• These phonemes largely apper in the child’s native language.

Question 2

CVC

Babbling

Answer 2

• Consonant-Vowel-Consonant construction.
• Early form of sound production.

Question 3

Reduplicated babbling

Babbling

Answer 3

• Appears first and consists of a child makling the same sounds again and again. E.g Babababa

Question 4

Variegated babbling

Babbling

Answer 4

• Emerges later
• Involves variation in the production of consonants and variations.
• These are not recognisable words at this point.
• E.g., Daba, Manamoo

Question 5

Proto words

Babbling

Answer 5

• ‘Made up’ words that a child will use to represent a word they cannot pronounce.
• E.g. ‘Rayray’ for raisin.
• These are not true first words as they have no semantic content.