Pragmatics: 5 Child Talking Stages Flashcards
What are the 5 stages of child word learning and using development in order?
Babbling Holophrastic stage 2 word stage Telegraphic stagePost telegraphic stage
What age do children babble from?
6-9 months
When does the Holophrastic stage occur?
9-18 months
What happens in the Holophrastic stage? What type of vocab gets built up and how many words a day?
Early vocab build up, 2000 words added to receptive vocab a day
When is the two-word stage?
18-24 months
Which word classes start to be used in the 2 word stage?
Adjectives and verbs
When is the telegraphic stage?
24-30 months
What happens in the telegraphic stage? Are any words deleted? Is grammar correct?
Longer sentences with correct grammar but deleting unnecessary words
When does the post-twlegraphic stage happen?
30 months and above
What happens in the post-telegraphic stage?
Sentences with rules of grammar such as tenses
