- Can produce a small number of isolated, single words and many sounds
- More language specific rather than universal babbling
2 of 13
Two-word stage
- Can put together two-word utterances
-
3 of 13
Telegraphic stage
- Shorter sentences
-Can't quite speak fluently
-Not necessarily word order errors
4 of 13
Post telegraphic stage
-Can use content and function words
- Can use coordinating conjunctions ('and ' and 'but') and subordinating conjunctions ('because' and 'although')
-Manipulate verb aspects more correctly e.g. use of the passive
5 of 13
Nativism (Chomsky)
– and specifically the concept of a ‘Universal Grammar’
-LAD (Language acquisition device)
6 of 13
Social interactionism (Bruner)
– grammatical structures are learnt and corrected through interaction
7 of 13
Cognitive theory (Piaget)
– grammatical concepts such as tense can only be acquired with greater cognitive understanding
8 of 13
Over-generalisation
- Children apply a grammatical rule (like forming past tense verbs by adding -ed) too widely (resulting in nonwords like eated)
- (links to Nativism)
9 of 13
Wug test
- It was designed as a way to investigate the acquisition of the plural and other inflectional morphemes in English -speaking children
-(Berko)
10 of 13
Stages of acquiring negatives and pronouns
(Bellugi)
11 of 13
Pronouns (Bellugi)
-Stage 1: uses own name
-Stage 2: I/me used not always correctly
-Stage 3: uses correct form
12 of 13
Negatives (Bellugi)
-Stage 1: Using no at the start or end of a sentence
-Stage 2: Moves no/not inside thee sentence (Me not want it)
-Stage 3: Correct form
13 of 13
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
- Can produce a small number of isolated, single words and many sounds
- More language specific rather than universal babbling
Back
Holophrastic stage
Card 3
Front
- Can put together two-word utterances
-
Back
Card 4
Front
- Shorter sentences
-Can't quite speak fluently
-Not necessarily word order errors
Back
Card 5
Front
-Can use content and function words
- Can use coordinating conjunctions ('and ' and 'but') and subordinating conjunctions ('because' and 'although')
-Manipulate verb aspects more correctly e.g. use of the passive
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