SHS 465 Quiz: stages of language Development
3 Apr 2016
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Plateaus(period of time characterized by a dominant pattern), e. g. one word stage 1;0 to 1;6. Transitions(movement from one ability to another), e. g. two word stage 1;6. Co-occurrences (time defined by multiple characteristics), e. g. telegraphic stage (grammatical worlds in sentences tend to be dropped out)2;0. Rules, e. g. overregularization stage foots" instead of feet". Don"t know if they"ve memorized it or theyre making rules in their heads. Conclusion: researchers have used the term stage" in many different ways. Why(explanation) they do what they do is the most important not the what(description). Stage models examples of how stages have been proposed. Large sample studies: margaret nice (1925)-proposed stages on mean length in words (mlu). Longitudinal studies: roger brown (1973) proposed stages on mean length in morphemes. Milestones generally observed by everybody (all three people before talked about these characteristics but not specific to one: prelinguistic stage 0;0 to 1;0 agreed upon by most people. When they start and end is open to discussion.
