stages of speech development Flashcards
what are the 4 stages in order?
holophrastic, two word, telegraphic, post telegraphic
what is the first stage called?
holophrastic stage
at what age does the holophrastic stage occur?
12-18 months
define the holophrastic stage
individual words are used to communicate more than a single word’s meaning
what is the second stage called?
two-word stage
at what age does the two word stage occur?
18-24 months
define the two word stage
recognition of syntactic relationship between two words
what is the third stage called?
telegraphic
at what age does the telegraphic stage occur?
2-3 years
define the telegraphic stage
sentences make sense but lack fully formed grammatical structures
what is the fourth stage called?
post-telegraphic
at what age does the post-telegraphic stage occur?
3 years onwards
define the post telegraphic stage
utterances more closely resembles adult speech.
what stage did katherine nelson research in 1973?
holophrastic stage
what year did katherine nelson research the holophastic stage?
1973
what did katherine nelson find in her 1973 research on the holophrastic stage?
she found that 60% of the first 50 words were concrete nouns followed by actions, modifiers, social or personal words
what did katherine nelson see that concrete nouns were followed by?
actions, modifiers, social or personal words