Phonologic Development

Question 0

Stage 2-pre systematic stage: understand the development of meaningful speech
What are the criteria for identifying true words?

Answer 0

Not imitation
Multiple uses in a similar context
Some similarity to the adult production
Used consistently for an identified referent

Question 1

Stage 1-pre speech stage. Understand the course of developing during the first year. Be able to compare the two types of babbling

Answer 1

The age of learning to use the articulators
7-10 months: reduplicated (canonical) babbling stage
11-14 months: variegated babbling stage

Question 2

Why is it difficult to identify the first true words?

Answer 2

1. Babbling
2. Protowords (doesn’t sound like adult production)
3. True words
4. Imitation

Question 3

What are protowords? (Invented words) and progressive and regressive idioms?

Answer 3

Progressive idioms: words with more advanced phonetic accuracy (compared to age)
Regressive idioms: words with less phonetic accuracy (compared to age) aka fossilized forms