Research has suggested babies bceome used to the rythms and intonations of language spoken around them. Mehler et al found that French babies were able to distinguish French spoken to them from Italian, English etc.
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Stage 2 Biological
Sounds such as crying occur in this tsage and are the child's way of communicating what they want.
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Stage 3 Cooing
These are sounds produced such as 'oo' during the period in which the child is discovering it's vocal chords.
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Stage 4 Babbling
The stage in which a baby's language begins to resemble that of an adult's. Combinations of sounds such as 'ga' are produced.
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Stage 5 Phonemic Expansion
The number of phonemes produced increases eg "ga" becomes "gaga". This is a critical period that is missed by feral children who are unable to develop language fully.
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Stage 6 Phonemic Contraction
After phonemic expansion phonemes get contracted, eg "ma ma" becomes "mam". This is the beginning of developing first words.
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Card 2
Front
Sounds such as crying occur in this tsage and are the child's way of communicating what they want.
Back
Stage 2 Biological
Card 3
Front
These are sounds produced such as 'oo' during the period in which the child is discovering it's vocal chords.
Back
Card 4
Front
The stage in which a baby's language begins to resemble that of an adult's. Combinations of sounds such as 'ga' are produced.
Back
Card 5
Front
The number of phonemes produced increases eg "ga" becomes "gaga". This is a critical period that is missed by feral children who are unable to develop language fully.
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