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Grammatical Development 1 - Syntax
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Child Language Acquisition mind map on the early development of language
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Grammatical Development 1 - Syntax
Syntax development
Syntactical development
Development of child's ability to create grammatical constructions by arranging words in an appropriate order
One word stage
12 - 18 months
Child speaks in single word utterances
'Milk', 'Mummy'
Groups of words may be used as a single unit
'Allgone'
In many sits words simple serve a naming function
Holophrases
Single words or phrases that convey more complex messages
Holophrases
'Juice' = 'I want some juice' / 'I've spilt some juice'
Context, gesture & intonation
Enable parent / carer to understand what child means
Understanding
Although child's utterings limited understanding of syntax is (predictability) more advanced
Evidence
Children at 1 word stage can respond to instructions
'Kiss mummy'
Two Word Stage
18 months
2 word utterances begin to appear
Usually grammatically correct sequence
Common construction
S + V ''Daddy sleep'
V + C 'Draw birdie'
S + O 'Suzy Juice'
S + C 'Daddy busy'
Complement
When repeating an adult, children commonly omit elements, but retain the correct order
Look, Ben's playing in the garden = Play garden
Utterances focus on key words
Grammatical function words
Commonly omitted (As they carry less info)
Meanings - Two- word utterances
Range complex meanings expressed
Possession 'Mummy car'
Action 'Paul eat'
Location 'Teddy bed'
Bloom 1973
'Mummy sock'
Ambiguity
Scope for ambiguity at stage arises bcs of omission of inflectional affixes
Commonly possessive & plural 's' & past tense 'ed' absent
Telegraphic stage
Age 2
3 & 4 Word utterances begin to be produced
Some will be grammatically complete
S + V + O
'Lucy likes tea'
S + V + C
'Teddy is tired'
S + V + A
'Mummy sleeps upstairs'
Other utterances will have grammatical elements
'Daddy home now'
'Where Josh going?'
Like a telegram they include key words but omit elements such as
Determiners
Auxiliary verbs
Prepositions
Wider range of structures will be used
Qs (Interrogatives)
Commands (imperatives)
Simple statements
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