Key Terms

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Utterance
A stretch or continuous unit of speech
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Morphology
The study of word structure, especially in terms of morphemes
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Pre-Verbal
The stages before actual words are uttered
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Lexis
Vocabulary/ Words
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Semantics
The study of word meanings
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Referent
The object or person in the real world to which a sound consistently relates
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PLural
The marking of a noun to indicate how many are being talked about
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Possession
The marking of a word to indicate that it possesses or owns something
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Cooing
Open mouthed vowel sounds made by babies of about 3 - 6 months
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Babbling
Repeated consonant - vowel sounds and a combination of these made by babies at about 6 - 12 months
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The study of word structure, especially in terms of morphemes

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Morphology

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The stages before actual words are uttered

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Vocabulary/ Words

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The study of word meanings

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