1. In the first year Motor -> pragmatics -> cognitive -> phonological
of infant develop-
ment
2. How long does 12 months-2 years
single word period
extends from?
3. How many utter- Utterances into 2 and 3 word utterances
ances are there
when the expres-
sive vocabulary
reaches 50 words
4. Perlocutionary Birth-8 months
stage (preparing
the first year)
5. What hap- Eye contact, turn taking, and joint attention
pens during
the perlocutionary
stage?
6. Illocutionary stage -8-12 months
(Intent to Commu-
nicate)
7. What happens Gestures and jargon
during the illocu-
tionary stage?
8. Locutionary stage -12 months and beyond
(The First Word)
9. What happens Utterance of first true word (phonological & semantics)
during locutionary
stage?
10. To be consid- -Have phonetic relationship to an adult word
ered a TRUE word, -Must be used consistently
, SLHS 4520: Exam 3
what must the -Must occur in the presence of the referent (implies an
child's utterance understanding of the concept of meaning)
must do?
11. What happens -50 word lexicon
during 15-24 -Word learning is slow in the first half of the second year
months of age? and then rapidly increases in the second half of the year
-At this point of 50 word acquisition, "word spurt" occurs
and two word combinations occur
12. What happens -Vocabulary spurt, naming insight, nominal insight, or
during 18-24 naming exploration
months of age? -It refers to a rapid increase in the number of words a
child learns and uses
13. What do first One or two syllables
words contain?
-VC, CV, CVCV, reduplicated CVCV
-Few CVC words, if there's a final consonant, will likely
delete or add a vowel at the end
14. What do first lexi- -Most frequent among first 10 words: Animals, food, toys
cons include? -First words usually apply to midlevel generality and
larger categories
15. What are predomi- Nouns, most are persons or animals within the environ-
nate in the first lex- ment or objects the child can manipulate
icon?
16. Specific nominals Specific names
17. General nominals General names
18. Action words Describe actions
19. Modifiers Qualities of things
20. Personal-Social Social expressive words (please)
words
, SLHS 4520: Exam 3
21. Function words Items that serve a grammatical function (what, is, for)
22. What percent are 14%
specific nomi-
nals?
23. What percent are 51%
general nominals?
24. What percent are 14%
action words?
25. What percent are 9%
modifiers?
26. What percent 9%
are personal-so-
cial words?
27. What percent are 4%
function words?
28. Child who learn Nouns
Mandarin, Chi-
nese, Japanese,
Kaluli, German,
Italian, Hebrew,
and Turkish are
known to have
more what than
other word class-
es in their early
lexicon
29. Nouns Down
30. Verbs Up
31. What do concrete
nouns promote?