1.2.1 Stages of Language Acquisition

• Language acquisition refers to the process by which children learn to understand, produce, and use language
• Stages of children's language acquisition in order

  1️⃣ Prelinguistic

  2️⃣ One-word stage

  3️⃣ Two-word stage

  4️⃣ Telegraphic speech

  5️⃣ Grammatical development
• In the two-word stage, children combine two words to form simple phrases, like "Daddy bye
• In the babbling phase, infants combine vowels and consonants
• Why is the two-word stage also known as telegraphic speech?

  Function words are omitted
• The acquisition of language is influenced by cognitive development, social interaction, and exposure to language input.


  True
• The two-word stage is also known as telegraphic speech because function words are often omitted.

  True
• Match the pragmatic development stage with its key feature:

  Prelinguistic Stage ↔️ Infants use non-verbal communication

  Early Pragmatic Stage ↔️ Children use language for social functions
• During the prelinguistic stage, infants rely on non-verbal communication like crying, cooing, and babbling
• Match the pragmatic skill with its description:

  Turn-taking ↔️ Engaging in back-and-forth conversations

  Topic maintenance ↔️ Staying on the same subject during a discussion

  Perspective-taking ↔️ Adjusting language to listener's needs
• Children in the prelinguistic stage use non-verbal communication to express their needs.


  True
• The pre-speech period lays the foundation for later language acquisition.


  True
• In the two-word stage, children combine two words into simple phrases, often omitting function words.
• In the two-word stage, children combine two words into simple phrases
• During grammatical development, children add function words and grammatical morphemes
• By age 11, most children have acquired a vocabulary of around 10,000-15,000 words.
• Stages of pragmatic development

  1️⃣ Prelinguistic stage (0-1 years)

  2️⃣ Early pragmatic stage (1-3 years)

  3️⃣ Later pragmatic stage (3-5 years)
• Match the stage of pragmatic development with its key feature:

  Prelinguistic Stage ↔️ Non-verbal communication

  Early Pragmatic Stage ↔️ Basic social functions

  Later Pragmatic Stage ↔️ Complex pragmatic abilities
• In the one-word stage, children typically produce single-word utterances that are nouns.


  True
• Match the stage of language acquisition with its description:

  Prelinguistic ↔️ Infants use crying, cooing, and babbling.

  One-word stage ↔️ Children produce single-word utterances.

  Two-word stage ↔️ Children combine two words into phrases.
• Children in the one-word stage primarily use single words to express complete ideas.


  True
• In the prelinguistic stage, infants use non-verbal communication like crying, cooing, and babbling
• In the one-word stage, children use single words, often nouns, to represent complete thoughts
• By age 11, most children have acquired a vocabulary of around 10,000 to 15,000 words
• Stages of pragmatic development in language acquisition

  1️⃣ Prelinguistic Stage (0-1 years)

  2️⃣ Early Pragmatic Stage (1-3 years)

  3️⃣ Later Pragmatic Stage (3-5 years)
• Children in the later pragmatic stage develop skills like turn-taking and topic maintenance.


  True
• Stages of language acquisition

  1️⃣ Prelinguistic

  2️⃣ One-word (holophrastic) stage

  3️⃣ Two-word (telegraphic) stage

  4️⃣ Grammatical development
• The pre-speech stage includes phases like crying, cooing, and babbling
• A child saying "Daddy" in the one-word stage could mean "I want Daddy".


  True
• What is another name for the two-word stage in language development?

  Telegraphic speech
• What is the primary focus of grammatical development in language acquisition?

  Grammar and syntax
• What are the two key factors driving vocabulary expansion between ages 6-11 years?

  Increased language input and cognitive development
• What does pragmatic development focus on in language acquisition?

  Social skills
• Perspective-taking involves adjusting language to the needs of the listener.
• What type of communication do infants use in the prelinguistic stage?

  Non-verbal communication
• What type of sentences do children use in telegraphic speech?

  Grammatically simplified sentences
• What does the pre-speech stage demonstrate about children's language capacity?

  Innate language capacity
• Language acquisition is the process by which children learn to understand, produce, and use language
• Stages of pre-speech development in infants

  1️⃣ Crying

  2️⃣ Cooing

  3️⃣ Babbling
• During grammatical development, children start incorporating function words and grammatical morphemes