Language Development

Question 1

A 5 year old’s syntax consists of the following:

Answer 1

Use conjuctions, present, past, and future tense; uses “if” statements; understand the passive voice; their language imitates the adult model; MLU of 6.0-8.0; ask “how” questions

Question 2

A 5 year old’s semantic skills consists of the following:

Answer 2

comprehend about 13,000 to 16,000 words; define objects based on its features and use; use similarities and differences; understand spatial relations and prepositions; name days of the week; name ranks; know what each body part does; understand first and last; tell long stories related to the past and the present

Question 3

A 5 year old’s morphological skills consists of the following:

Answer 3

Begin to use adverbial word endings; know indefinite pronouns; use irregular plurals and general pronouns and superlatives; know passive forms of main verbs

Question 4

A 5 year old’s pragmatic skills consists of the following:

Answer 4

add to adult conversation; understand humour/surprise; asks for permission to use objects; change their speech according to the listener

Question 5

A 6-7 year old’s syntactic skills consists of the following:

Answer 5

reflexive pronouns and passive voice with an MLU of 7.3

Question 6

A 6-7 year old’s semantic skills consists of the following:

Answer 6

Comprehend 20,000-26,000 words; understand time in relation to a specific schedule; understand seasons; form letters and numbers

Question 7

A 6-7 year old’s morphological skills consists of the following:

Answer 7

use irregular comparatives; begin to use gerunds; use derivational morphemes

Question 8

A 6-7 year old’s pragmatic skills consist of the following:

Answer 8

may use slang and profanity; become aware of other people’s mistakes in their speech

Question 9

A 7-8 year old’s syntactic skills consists of the following:

Answer 9

mainly complex sentences; average MLU of 7.0-9.0

Question 10

A 7 to 8 year old’s semantic skills consists of the following:

Answer 10

interpret stories and jokes literally; love to tell stories sequentially; use some figurative language and details when describing things;

Question 11

A 7 to 8 year old’s morphological skills consists of the following:

Answer 11

superlatives, adverbs, and most irregular verb forms

Question 12

A 7 to 8 year old’s pragmatic skills consists of the following:

Answer 12

Role-play; use non-linguistic and nonverbal communicative behaviors; begin and maintain conversations

Question 13

A 3 to 4 year old’s syntactic skills consists of the following:

Answer 13

Begin to use complex and compound sentences; begin to use clause-connecting verbs; use mostly nouns, verbs, and pronouns; use tag questions, modal verbs, complex verb phrases, and embedded forms, and passive voices