CLA Key Features EP

Across

• 1. Question formations that turn a declarative into an interrogative such as: didn't we? isn't it? Can show uncertainty (Lakoff) or can be seen as a way of prompting the child for a response. (3, 9)
• 4. Any words which are related to the geographical location. These might be hard to spot unless you are already familiar with them. (7)
• 6. These can be divided into concrete and abstract. Children learn concrete nouns first as they relate to the objects and people they can see around them. Nouns take the 'labelling' function of language. (5)
• 7. Any words which link to the praise giving element of Positive Reinforcement. E.g. 'well done' 'good girl/boy' ' that's right'. (6)
• 8. Otherwise known as modal auxiliaries - these are words that express degrees of possibility. Epistemic Modality = possibility: May; can; could; might. Deontic modality = obligation: must; should; will; can. (5, 5)
• 9. The replacement of one sound with another, usually influenced by another sound in the word. E.g. goggy instead of doggy. (12)
• 10. The omission of a sound from the end of a word e.g. bir instead of bird. (8)