4 categories of early words Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
Who placed early words of children into 4 categories
A
Nelson (1973)
2
Q
What are the 4 categories of early words?
A
Naming, action, social and modifying
3
Q
What are examples of naming words
A
nouns - “mummy” “beans” “eyes”
4
Q
What are examples of action words?
A
“hiya” “bye”
5
Q
What are examples of social words?
A
“ta” “please”
6
Q
what are examples of modifying words?
A
describing - “beep” “allgone”
7
Q
What did Nelson find about early words
A
60% of a child’s first 50 words being nouns
8
Q
What plays the most important part for learning words at this age?
A
The environment - a child growing up in countryside vs city will be saying different words
