18 Questions
What is the approximate age range for the two-word stage in child language development?
18 months - 2 years
What is the primary factor in understanding the meaning of a child's two-word phrase, such as 'baby chair'?
The context of the utterance
What is characteristic of telegraphic speech in child language development?
Using strings of words in phrases or sentences
What is an important aspect of child language development during the two-word stage?
Receiving feedback from adults on their language production
What is a key feature of a child's language development during the holophrastic stage?
Referring to objects or people separately, but not combining them in phrases
What is the approximate age range for the emergence of telegraphic speech in child language development?
2-3 years
What is the term for the style of speech characterized by simple sentence structures and repetition?
Motherese
At what stage of language development do children typically start producing sequences of vowel-like sounds?
Cooing stage
What is the term for the ability of children to identify aspects of linguistic input at different stages during the early years of life?
Biological Capacity
What is the characteristic of language development where children use a limited number of words to convey meaning?
Telegraphic speech
At what age do children typically start producing sounds similar to the velar consonants [k] and [ɡ]?
4 months
What is the term for the stage of language development where children start combining two words to form a sentence?
Two-word stage
What is a key aspect of children's sentence-building capacity?
Getting the word order correct
How do children mostly acquire language skills?
By trying out constructions and testing whether they work or not
What is a limitation of children's language imitation?
They can only imitate single words or phrases
What is unlikely to be a very effective determinant of how children speak?
Adult corrections
What can be observed in the dialogue between the child and the mother?
The child is not accepting the mother's correction
What is a characteristic of children's linguistic production?
It appears to be a matter of trying out constructions and testing whether they work or not
Study Notes
Language Acquisition
- Children develop sentence-building capacity by around 12-18 months, with correct word order.
- The acquisition process is largely self-directed, with no formal instruction.
- Children test constructions to see if they work, through trial and error.
Imitation and Correction
- Children imitate adults' speech, adopting vocabulary from the input they receive.
- However, adults do not produce many expressions that appear in children's speech.
- Children may repeat single words or phrases, but not sentence structures.
- Adult corrections are not a significant factor in determining how children speak.
Caregiver Speech
- Caregiver speech, or "motherese," is characterized by simple sentence structures, repetition, and paraphrasing.
- It is restricted to the here and now, with a focus on the immediate context.
Language Acquisition Milestones
Cooing (1-5 months)
- The earliest use of speech-like sounds is described as cooing.
- By 4 months, infants can produce vowel-like sounds, particularly high vowels like [i] and [u].
- Cooing is often described as "gooing" due to the production of sounds similar to [k] and [ɡ].
Babbling (6-12 months)
- Between 6-8 months, children produce a range of vowels and consonants, as well as combinations like ba-ba-ba and ga-ga-ga.
- This stage is characterized by the production of a variety of sounds, including velar consonants.
The Two-Word Stage (18 months - 2 years)
- The two-word stage begins around 18-20 months, as vocabulary expands beyond 50 words.
- By 2 years old, children produce a variety of combinations, such as baby chair, mommy eat, and cat bad.
- Adult interpretation of these combinations is context-dependent.
Telegraphic Speech (2-3 years)
- Between 2-2.5 years old, children begin producing multiple-word speech.
- Telegraphic speech is characterized by strings of words in phrases or sentences, such as this shoe all wet, cat drink milk, and daddy go bye-bye.
This quiz covers the stages of language development in children, including the holophrastic stage and the two-word stage. Learn about the milestones and characteristics of these stages, from 18 months to 2 years old.
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