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Normal Language Development

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

LANGUAGE ACQUISITION BEGINS...

DR. SEUSS, MATERNAL TISSUE, FEMALE VOICES
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THE SCIENTIST IN THE CRIB

MORE THAN A BLANK SLATE

WHY LANGUAGE?

UNIQUE TO HUMANS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELATIONSHIPS

STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

CAPACITY, NOT A LEVEL
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NEONATAL LANGUAGE

VOICE, INTENTION, MEETING NEEDS
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COOING STAGE

AAAAAHHHHH, HOW CUTE
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PREBABBLING

UNIVERSAL PHONEME PRODUCTION, VOICE QUALITIES

BABBLING STAGE

SYLLABLES BUT NOT MEANINGFUL

FIRST WORDS

SYLLABLES WITH INTENTIONAL MEANING
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WORD SPURT

"18 AT 18"

PIVOT GRAMMAR

DADDY-BYE BYE, NO-NUMMY, HAND-YUCKY
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TWO WORD COMBINATIONS

AT LEAST 50-200 WORDS

THREE WORD STAGE

SYNTAX EMERGES
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