EXAM PREP - CLA STAGES

Question 1

One word stage

Answer 1

one word takes place of phrase/sentence
CONTENT WORDS: nouns + verbs

Question 2

Two word stage

Answer 2

• standard word order
• subject - verb
• verb - object
• adjective - noun
• NO inflectional morphology, function words

Question 3

Multi word stage

Answer 3

function words usually missing
question words

Question 4

Later multi word stage

Answer 4

• longer sentences, combine more words
• use lg creatively
• pronouns used correctly
• some plural + past tense