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Form of communication weather its spoken, signed,written that is based on a system

The ability to produce an endless number of meaningful sentences using a finite set of words and rules

Sound system of the language

The basic unit of sounds in a language/ the smallest unit of sound(chat /ch/a/t/

Units of meaning involved in word formation

Minimum unit of meaning

Involve the way words are combined to form acceptable phrases and sentences

The meaning of words in a sentence

The appropriate use of language in different context( why is there)

• Crying presents at birth
• Cooing: occurs at 2 to 4 months of age
• Babbling:begins at about 6 months of age
• Gestures: begin 8 to 12 months of age

Words the child understands

Words the child use

The rapid in increased vocabulary begin around 18months

Refer more to frequently using words that refer to objects

Indicates greater use of pronouns and socially linked words(hello bye bye)

A tendency to apply a word to objects inappropriate for the word meaning(all men are dada)

Tendency to apply a word to narrow; fail to use a word to name a event or object(brother is a boy)

Use of short and precise words without grammatical markers such as articles, auxiliary, and other connectives

Ability to make an intial connection between and its referent after only limited exposure of the word

Knowledge about the language

Stress that reading instructions should parallel children's natural language learning

Emphasize that reading instructors should teach basic rules for translating written symbols into sounds

Implied comparison of unlike things

Use of irony, derision,or wit to exposefolly or wickedness

Variety of language distinguished by vocabulary, grammar or pronunciation( Slang)

In brains left hemisphere involved in language comprehension!

In brain left frontal lobe involved in producing words

Language disorder resulting from brain damage; loss of ability to use words

Biological endowedment that enables the child to select certain features and rules of language

Language spoken in a higher pitch than normal with simple words and sentences/ higher pitch for attention

Rehrasing something the child has said

Restating the sentence in the right form

Identifying the names of object