Stages of language development Flashcards
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All stages of language development ?
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- pre verbal stage
- holophrastic stage
- Two word stage
- Telegraphic stage
- Post Telegraphic Stage
2
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Info of a baby crying ?
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- first noise a baby will make
- often physical reason for crying
- Through crying, a baby is able to exercise its vocal cords / folds and begin to understand that making noise will gain attention of those around them
2
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Info of a baby cooing ?
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- begins from around 2 months
- baby begins to experiment with noises that can be made with the tongue and back of the mouth come into contact
- noises distinct from crying and more experimental
3
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What sub - sections can the pre - verbal stage be broken into ?
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- crying
- cooing
- babbling
4
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Info of a baby babbling ?
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happens around 6 months
- resembles the vowel and consonant sounds with which we are familiar with
5
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What happens in the holophrastic stage ?
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- first word occurs some time wither side of their first birthday
- child conveys a whole sentence worth of meaning in one word
- labels things around them
5
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What types of babbling are there ?
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- reduplicated babbling
- Variegated babbling
6
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When is the holophrastic stage ?
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- between twelve and eighteen months
7
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When is the two word stage ?
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- around 18 months
8
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What happens in the two word stage ?
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- child starts to put two words together
- beginning to understand grammar for the first time as they are demonstrating an understanding of the relationship between the two words used
9
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When is the telegraphic stage ?
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- around the age of 2
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What happens in the telegraphic stage ?
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- start producing longer and more complex sentences
- speech will include key content words but emit the grammatical words needed for structural accuracy
11
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When is the post - telegraphic stage ?
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- begins around 3
12
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What happens in the post telegraphic stage
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- start to speak increasingly like an adult
- grammatical words start to appear alongside content words
- by the age of 4 spoken language is largely grammatically accurate with complex sentences
