Developing Lexis

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Define holophrase
A single word expressing a whole idea
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What were Nelson's four main categories for first words?
Naming (things or people), action, describing/modifying, and personal social words
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What word class do the majority of early words fall into?
Nouns
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What percentage of children's first words did Nelson claim were nouns?
60% in his study
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What is the second most frequent category in first words, according to Nelson's study?
Words associated with social interaction
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What were Nelson's four main categories for first words?

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Naming (things or people), action, describing/modifying, and personal social words

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What word class do the majority of early words fall into?

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What percentage of children's first words did Nelson claim were nouns?

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What is the second most frequent category in first words, according to Nelson's study?

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