Oral Language Learning and Development

Question 1

What are the phases of oral language development?

Answer 1

Speech
Langauge
Language components
Communication

Question 2

Explain speech

Answer 2

The sound system of a language and how sounds are made in the mouth to form spoken words

Social communication

Question 3

Explain Langauge

Answer 3

The structure in which words are used - groups and combination of words, usually sentences.

Social communication

Question 4

What are the components of language

Answer 4

Phonology
Syntax
Semantics/Vocabulary
Pragmatics

Thinking and learning

Question 5

Language Components: Phonology

Answer 5

The sound system of the language - phonemes, intonation and stress.
Sound patterns in language

Question 6

Language Components: Syntactic/syntax

Answer 6

The grammar of the language; the application of standard conventions for arranging words to form meaningful sentences
System of structuring sentences

Question 7

Language Components: Semantics/Vocabulary

Answer 7

The meaning of words and sentences

Question 8

Language Components: Pragmatics

Answer 8

The practical use of language; the way in which people use language in various social and cultural context

Question 9

Explain Communication

Answer 9

Function: purposes for which language is used to communicate.

Receptive and expressive forms

Language register: adapting language for different contexts (purpose, people, location, activity, topic)

Reading and Writing