Stages & Order
What is the first stage of language development?
Pre-linguistic / Babbling stage.
“Milk!” → What stage does it belong to?
Holophrastic stage.
At what age does babbling usually appear?
Approximately 6 months.
What does “holophrastic” mean?
The use of a single word to express a complete idea.
What stage follows holophrasticity (one word)?
Two-word stage.
“Want cookie” → Stage?
Telegraphic stage.
At what age does the holophrastic stage typically appear?
Between 12–18 months.
What characterizes “telegraphic speech”?
Use of short sentences without articles, auxiliaries, or prepositions (“want toy,” “go park”).
Order these stages: Telegraphic, Babbling, Two-word.
Babbling → Two-word → Telegraphic.
“Mama go” → Stage?
Two-word stage.
At what age does the two-word stage typically occur?
Between 18–24 months.
True or false: Babbling only occurs in tonal languages.
False. Babbling occurs in all languages.
At what stage do children begin to form short sentences with articles and prepositions?
Early multi-word stage.
“I went to park yesterday” (typical overgeneralization error).
Multi-word stage (early grammar).
At what age do children typically produce 3-4 word sentences (telegraphic stage)?
Between 24-30 months.
What types of errors are "goed" or "mouses"?
Overgeneralization errors.
Name the 5 main stages in order.
Pre-linguistic (babbling) → Holophrastic (one-word) → Two-word → Telegraphic → Multi-word.
“Da-da-da-da” (repetition of meaningless syllables)
Pre-linguistic / Babbling stage.
At what age does the transition to the multi-word stage (with more complex grammar) occur?
Between 30 months and 4 years.
According to Chomsky's theory, what innate mechanism enables language learning?
LAD (Language Acquisition Device).