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Pre Linguistic Stages
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Pre Verbal Stages
Kayleigh Brookes
Two Word
Holophrastic
The words in this stage serve three different functions:
- To link with a child's own action
- To convey emotions
- A naming function
So how exactly does language development happen?
Many children in this stage tend to over generalise, for example, children with pets call all other animals the name of their pet.
The behaviorist theory of B.F. Skinner suggests that the emergence of language is the result of imitation and reinforcement. The nativist theory of Noam Chomsky suggests that language in an inherent human quality and that children are born with a language acquisition device that allows them to produce language once they have learned the necessary vocabulary.
3. Babbling
Repeated patterns of consonant and vowel sounds
6 - 12 months
4. Proto-words
Word like vocalisations, not matching actual words but used consistently for the same meaning (sometimes called 'scribble talk'). For example, using 'mmm' to mean 'give me that', with accompanying gestures such as pointing, supporting the verbal message.
1. Vegetative
Sounds of discomfort or reflexive actions
0 - 4 months
The Pre-Linguistic Stage
2. Cooing
Comfort sounds and vocal play using open mouthed vowel sounds
6 - 12 months
The pre-linguistic phase is the time period before children say their first meaningful words which lasts from approximately 0-13 months.
During this phase, infants will bring attention to objects non-verbally by pointing and touching. Accordingly, infants communicate by crying, cooing and babbling.