Tiny Talkers' Timeline
the age group of Toddlers
1-3 years old
the most common type of word in English speaking child's first 50 words
nouns
what is the mean length of utterance?
using: "wawa" for water, "ba" for ball and "juju" for juice is an example of what kind of word?
protoword
the month a child typically produces his/her first word
12 months
two functions accomplished by early words
request, reject, comment, greet, participate
how is MLU calculated
total number of morphemes/total number of utterances
1. clear intent/purpose
2. recognizable pronunciation similar to adult
3. word is used consistently and in different contexts
the age children start to combine words into 2-word phrases
18-24 months
relationship between receptive vocabulary and expressive vocabulary in toddlers
toddlers can understand much more than they are able to express
how many morphemes: "Mommy eating."
3
name 3 skills that children acquire during play.
decontextualization, development of mental representations, theory of mind, math, problem solving, social skills, conflict resolution, etc
the age that children start taking on roles in pretend play, give roles to others and have role-specific dialogue
3.5-4 years
example of semantic category of the expression: "no truck"
rejection
how many morphemes: "She played with barbies all day."
8
what is the rapid acquisition of vocabulary after the first 50 words called?
growth spurt or naming explosion
a child using the term "moon" to refer to: the Moon, a half moon shaped lemon slice, a circular chrome dial on dishwasher, a half a cheerio would be an example of:
overextension
how many morphemes: "Where's she, uhm, going?"
5
what did Roger Brown identify
syntactical forms and constructions children produced at various stages based on MLU, Browns 14 morphemes