Grammatical Development Flashcards
Define grammatical development
Learning the grammar of the English Language
How many words does the child’s 1st sentences consist of
2
By 3 how many words does the child’s sentences consist of
3/4
Define overextension
Using one word to describe things of the same category
Define underextension
Using a word to describe a thing and not others
When is the holophrastic stage
12-18 months
What is a holophrase and what is the function
Single word utterance & and as phrases or sentences
Eg of a holophrase
gone
Eg of a longer utterance
all gone
What is dada?
interrogative
what is dada
declarative
what is dada!
Exclamation
what percentage of single word utterances are nouns
60%
what percentage of single word utterances are verbs
20%`
When is the two word stage?
18-24 months
What is “this is baby’s chair”
possession
what is “put baby in the chair”
command
what is “baby is in the chair”
statement
According to Brown what is agent
subject
According to Brown what is entity
subject being located
According to Brown what is action
verb
According to Brown what is entity (2)
subject being described
According to Brown what is location
adverbial
According to Brown what is affected
object
According to Brown what is adjective
attribute
When are inflections used
Two word stage
When are questions used
Two word stage
When are negatives used
Two word stage
What is nomination
Labelling a person
What is recurrence
the repetition of events
What is negation
denial or rejection
What is”daddy kick”
Agent + action
What is “ throw stick”
Action + affected
What is “me ball”
Agent + affected
What is “sit chair”
Action + location
What is “spoon table”
Entity + location
What is “kitty big”
Entity + attribute
What is “daddy coat”
Possessor + possession
What is “that cake”
Nomination
What is “more ball”
Recurrence
What is “no ball”
Negation
When is the telegraphic stage
2-3 years
What will children retain and drop in the telegraphic stage
content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives), function words (pronouns, prepositions, auxiliary verbs)
Who designed the “wug test”
Berko
Briefly describe the wug test
Children were given the made up object and asked what two - were called if they said wugs they had learnt the rule
Why do children overgeneralise the past tense
They apply -ed to all verbs even the irregular ones
Who researched into negatives and questions?
Bellugi and McNeill
What could a rising intonation signal
A question
What is combining a negative word with other words displaying eg no bed
A negative
