childrens creativity with words and meanings

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affixation
adding prefixes (un, re) or suffixes like (s) to words
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conversion
switching the grammatical class of a word (noun becomes a verb)
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compounding
putting 2 words together to form a new combo
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what can these word creations tell us about how children learn language
theyre not just copying what theyve heard - children experiment with langauage and can recognise patterns
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syntax
the order of words in a sentence
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Card 2

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conversion

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switching the grammatical class of a word (noun becomes a verb)

Card 3

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compounding

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Card 4

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what can these word creations tell us about how children learn language

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Card 5

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syntax

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