CHYS 2P10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Phonological Development, Cochlear Implant, Language Development
21 Jul 2015
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Language development: language development occurs universally, and usually progresses through common stages: crying (0- 4m), cooing/babbling (4-12), initial words (12-18), two-word sentences (18-36), short sentences (2. 5- 5y), adult usage (5y+: also often involves body gestures that appear at an early age. Atypical language development: video 1 203 (s. a. f. ) Syntax rules of grammar: how words are arranged into sentences, word order can play an important role in the meaning of a sentence, negatives children initially attach words of negation to positive sentences. No drink milk. or drink milk no. evolve to drink no milk. then adult way. Syntactic development: questions are initially asked using vocal intonation, then around 3 years, wh words begin to be used. Semantics refer to a word"s meaning: there is a major spurt in word/semantic acquisition that begins at around 18 months of age; typically begins after around 50 or so words are known. First 50 words are usually most common and/or important words to child.
