Language Development in Early Childhood Flashcards

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Vocabulary Development

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  • Fast-mapping (Objects, Verb, Modifiers)
  • Coin New Words
  • Metaphors
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Strategies for Word Learning

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  • Mutual exclusivity bias
  • Figure out sentences
  • Adult help
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Learning Grammar

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Basic Rules (Subject-verb-object structure by age 4, Plurals, To be)

  • Overregulation
  • Complex Structures (Questions, Not complete until middle school)
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Pragmatics remain an issue

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  • 2-year-old can have effective conversations
  • By 4, adjust to fit age, sex, social status of listener
  • Difficult situations (Telephone)
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Fast-Mapping (Vocabulary Development)

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Children’s ability to connect new words with their underlying concepts after only a brief encounter

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Coin New Words (Vocabulary Development)

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Fill in for words they have not yet learned, children as young as age 3 coin new words using ones they already know—“plant-man” for a gardener, “crayoner” for a child using crayons.

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Metaphors (Vocabulary Development)

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Preschoolers also extend language meanings through metaphors based on concrete sensory comparisons: “Clouds are pillows,” “Leaves are dancers.” Once vocabulary and general knowledge expand, children also appreciate nonsensory comparisons: “Friends are like magnets,” “Time flies by”

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