Grammatical Aquisition

Question 1

What are the 4 stages of grammatical development

Answer 1

One word/holophrastic stage
Two word stage
Telegraphic stage
Post-telegraphic stage

Question 2

What is the holophrastic stage?

Answer 2

Age: 12-18 months
Using only one word to communicate ideas
Eg: ‘shoe’ could have many meanings - wants a shoe, can see one etc

Question 3

What is the two word stage?

Answer 3

Age: 18-24 months
2 word utterances using subject+verb/verb+object
Eg: ‘me fall’

Question 4

What is Telegraphic stage

Answer 4

Age: 24-36 months
Combining 3 or more words. Subject+verb+object/subject+verb+complement/subject+verb+adverbial.
Eg: ‘daddy go work’

Question 5

What is the post-telegraphic stage?

Answer 5

Age: 36+ months
When remaining function words are acquired and used appropriately.
- Child can combine clause structures by using coordinating/subordinating conjunctions (and/but & because/although).
- Can manipulate verb forms more accurately eg using passive voice (car was followed by the lorry)
- construct longer noun phrases (the two big red buses)