Stages of Acquisition
A child's first form of communication.
Crying.
The most important thing a child needs to acquire language.
Communication.
The subconscious process of learning language.
Language Acquisition
What are the morphemes in the word, "dogs"?
Dog and s
This occurs in the second stage when a child can only verbalize single syllables over and over.
Babbling.
True or False: An individual can acquire language at any point in their life.
False
The conscious process of understanding a language.
Language Learning
True or False: Language learners struggle with morphemes in similar was to those acquiring language.
True
The first stage where children start using more than one word at a time.
The Two Word Stage
True or False: Language is acquired through correction.
False
Language is acquired at the individual's own pace.
The smallest meaningful unit of language.
Morpheme
How many morphemes are in the word, "subdivided"?
3
sub-divide-ed
Starting around 2 years of age, this stage is when children start to develop short sentences to convey simple needs or desires.
The Telegraphic Stage
___ and ___ are often not exposed to young children but studies show children can comprehend them alongside spoken language as early as one.
Reading and Writing.
The use of a categorical term to represent more than what actually is represented by the term. Example: Calling a lion a kitty.
Overextension
This is one way to help children understand morphemes at a young age.
Introducing written language.
The Acquisition process normally ends around this age.
6 years old.
The only way for a child to acquire reading alongside verbal communication is for the child to ___.
Want to learn.
The incorrect application of a grammatical rule.
Overgeneralization
Children can start to misuse morphemes when this is introduced into their process of acquisition.
Structured learning/grammar rules