Typical Development--Linguistic Stages

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0-8 months

At what age is a child in the perlocutionary period of development?

perlocutionary period

Which linguistic stage/period is being described?
- unintentional
- infant interpreted as communicative

Illocutionary period

Which linguistic stage/period is being described?
- intentional--purposefully communicative
- sends intentional messages nonverbally

9-12 months

At what age is a child in the illocutionary period of development?

reflexive vocalizations
cooing
vocal play
babbling

What are the four different types of vocalizations that are seen in the perlocutionary period?

reflexive vocalizations

What is being described?
- sounds reflect automatic responses of body
--Defined by the anatomy of the child such as burping, crying, sneezing and coughing.
--nasalized vowel-like sounds with minimal resonance

0 to 2 months

What age do infants typically use reflexive vocalizations?

cooing

What is being described?
- sounds are made in the back of the mouth such as back vowels /u, ?, o, ?, a/ and/or back consonants such as /k, g, ng/

2 to 4 months

At what age are infants typically cooing?

vocal play

What is being described?
- raspberries, growls, squeaks
- beginning to use CV syllables

4 to 6 months

At what age are infants typically using vocal play?

babbling

What is being described?
- infant is using CVCV syllable chains such as /dada/
- infant is using CV chains with variations in cs and vs

6+ months

At what age are infants typically babbling?

reduplicated babbling

What is being described?
infants are using CVCV syllable chains such as /dada/

variegated babbling

What is being described?
infants are using CV chains with variations in cs and vs

emergence of speech patterns

What is typically happening during the illocutionary period?

9+ months

What age are infants usually considered in the illocutionary period?

jargon
child produces long strings of variegated babbling
babbling is accompanied by sentence like intonation patterns
phonetically consistent forms (PCFs)

What are some observable characteristics of emerging speech patterns in the illocutionary period?

12 months

At what age are infants typically producing their first words?

50

How many words (on average) will an 18 month old have in their expressive vocabulary?

200 to 300

How many words (on average) will an 24 month old have in their expressive vocabulary?

1,000

How many words (on average) will a 3 year old have in their expressive vocabulary?

2,200 to 2,500

How many words (on average) will a 5 year old have in their expressive vocabulary?

50,000

How many words (on average) will a 12 year old have in their expressive vocabulary?

birth to 3 months

What is the age is being described?
Receptive milestones:
- quiets/smiles in response to sound
- startles to loud sounds

birth to 3 months

What is the age being described?
Expressive milestones:
- cries for basic daily needs
- coos and smiles

4 to 6 months

What is the age being described?
Receptive milestones:
- responds to changes in voice tone
- eye contact in direction of sound

4 to 6 months

What is the age being described?
Expressive milestones:
- laughs/makes sound for emotions
- babbling and cooing

7 to 12 months

What is the age being described?
Receptive milestones:
- recognizes own name being called
- comprehends simple words/phrases
- points to named objects/pictures

7 to 12 months

What is the age being described?
Expressive milestones:
- points to objects/shows them to others
- simple gestures to communicate
- first words begin to emerge in the later

1 to 2 years

What age is being described?
Receptive milestones:
- follows 1-step directions
- understands simple questions
- understands simple sentences

1 to 2 years

What age is being described?
Expressive milestones:
- puts 2 words together
- says social words such as "hello"
- asks simple wh questions

2 to 3 years

What age is being described?
Receptive milestones:
- follows 2 step directions
- understands simple opposites (big/little)
- understands most simple sentences

2 to 3 years

What age is being described?
Expressive milestones:
- puts up to 3 words together
- asks why
- simple prepositions (in, on)

3 to 4 years

What age is being described?
Receptive milestones:
- simple concepts such as colors and shapes
- responds to name from another room
- understands most simple questions
Expressive milestones:
- puts up to 4 words together
- asks when and how
- simple prono

4 to 5 years

What age is being described?
Receptive milestones:
- understands order words (first, last)
- follows longer multi-step directions
Expressive milestones:
- tells short stories/keeps conversation
- code switches based on listener/place

stage I

Which of Brown's stages is being described?
- 15 to 30 months old
- combines basic words such as "that car" "more juice" and "give it

stage II

Which of Brown's stages is being described?
- 27 to 30 months old
- uses present progressive -ing
- uses in and on and
- regular plural s
Some examples:
present progressive -ing: "car moving"
in and on: "in house" "on shelf"
regular plural s: "my dogs

stage III

Which of Brown's stages is being described?
- 31 to 34 months old
- uses irregular past tense ("me drew")
- possessive 's ("daddy's shoe")
- uncontractible copula ("This IS mine")

stage IV

Which of Brown's stages is being described?
- 35-40 months old
- uses articles such as a and the "I want A drink"
- regular past tense ("He danced")
- third person regular present tense ("She climbS")

stage V

Which of Brown's stages is being described?
- 41 to 46+ months old
- Uses third person irregular ("He DOES")
- uncontractible auxiliary ("She WAS jumping")
- contractible copula (SHE'S here)
- contractible auxiliary (IT'S snowing)

10

How many morphemes are in the following example?
The greatest soccer team won the game last night

9

How many morphemes are in the following example?
He was sleeping on his brother's couch

1 to 2

What is the average MLU range for 12 to 26 month olds?

2 to 2.5

What is the average MLU range for 27 to 30 month olds?

2.5 to 3

What is the average MLU range for 31 to 34 month olds?

3 to 3.75

What is the average MLU range for 35 to 40 month olds?

3.75 to 4.5

What is the average MLU range for for 41 to 46 month olds?

4.5 +

What is the average MLU range for 47 + month olds?

60+ years old

At what age is it typical for normal decline in function to be experienced throughout the body?

age-related hearing loss

What is presbycusis?

age-related vision loss

What is presbyopia?

age-related voice changes

What is presbyphonia?

age-related swallowing changes

What is presbyphagia?

presbycusis

Which age-related condition is being described?
- sensorineural hearing loss
- high frequency loss is often a result of hair cell damage

presbyopia

Which age related change is being described?
- farsightedness
- treatment is usually reading glasses

higher

For men, presbyphonia often results in _____ pitch

lower

For women presbyphonia often results in _____ pitch

true

True or false: Presbyphonia often results in voice becoming weaker and more breathy

reduced loudness and vocal endurance

Please describe how loudness and vocal endurance may present itself for someone with presbyphonia

decreased lingual pressure
slower swallow response

What are some examples of the results of decreased strength for those with presbyphagia

laryngeal penetration (across all ages, more frequent with aged individuals. Materials often enter the laryngeal vestibule but do not reach the level of the vocal folds)
decreased sensation (may result in changes and or loss in taste)

What are some other ways that presbyphagia may present itself other than decreased strength?

smaller, slower and more fatigued muscle movement
may have some voice changes as a result

What are some general changes in motor skills throughout the body that occur as a result of aging that are not considered to be disordered?

difficulty recalling new information and/or specific details
difficulty multitasking and executive function tasks

What are some cognitive changes that are a result of aging and not necessarily disordered?

false, language typically remains intact

True or false: Language typically deteriorates during the aging process

because many medical diseases, disorders and or injuries negatively impact normal aging

Why is it important for SLPs to know what is normal aging vs. disordered?

language

Social, rule-governed tool used to send and receive messages

listening and reading

Which are considered to be part of receptive language?
- listening
- speaking
- writing
- reading

speaking and writing

Which are considered to be part of expressive language?
- listening
- speaking
- writing
- reading

receptive

Does expressive or receptive language develop first?

receptive language

What type of language includes vocabulary, questions concepts, and following directions?

expressive language

What type of language includes words, nonverbal communication such as gestures, pointing and facial expressions?

form, content and use

What are the three components of language?

phonology
syntax
morphology

Language form includes:

semantics

Language content includes:

pragmatics

Language use includes:

phonology

speech sounds

syntax

word order and sentence structure

morphology

units of meaning involved in word formation

semantics

word meaning and how word meanings link together

pragmatics

social rules of language and matching language to different situations

nativist theory

Which theory of development is being described?
The view that language development is best explained as an innate, biological capacity

nativist/generative view

Which theory of development thought that infants were born with a language acquisition device (LAD) and that language is separate from other cognitive systems?

Noam Chomsky

Who was responsible for developing the Nativist theory of language development which includes universal grammar and LAD?

nature

Is the Nativist theory considered nature or nurture based?

Constructionist and Interactionist

What are two language development theories that are based off of the importance of nurture?

Interactionist Theory

Which language theory is being described?
The notion that biological factors and environmental influences interact to determine the course of language development

constructivism theory

Which language theory is being described?
Emphasizes students' ability to solve real-life problems and make new meaning through reflection

false; both constructivism and interactionists believe that environment places a major role in guiding language

True or false: Both constructivism and interactionists believe that language is innate and pre-specified

- focus strictly on syntax (no single formal grammar seems adequate to account for all languages)
- no evidence that children need the adult-like rules and categories to acquire language
- non-literal language (i.e. idioms)

What are some of the limitations of the Nativist view?

evidence for nature

Is the following information supporting evidence for nature or nurture language development theories?
- even deaf babies will babble
- aspects of language that we are not taught directly yet we learn anyway such as grammar rules
- children follow sequence

evidence for nurture

Is operant conditioning supporting evidence for nature or nurture theories of language development?

Piaget

Who is responsible for the development of the Cognitive theory?

cognitive theory (piaget)

Which language theory is being described?
- children learn language like other cognitive skills (Concepts first, then language)
- language is made possible by cognition and other intellectual processes
- observe child in play to determine their level of r

semantic theory (filmore, bloom)

Which language theory is being described?
- interpretation of messages requires consideration of meaning
- acquisition stimulated by child's desire to communicate and knowledge

Behavioral theory (Skinner)

Which language theory is being described?
- children learn language through conditioning (they only learn what they are exposed to)
- stimulus-response drives language acquisition
- drill and practice--reinforcement

Social Interactionism

Which language theory is being described?
- encourages social interactions
- desire to communicate and use of language drives acquisition
- incorporate caregivers and multiple environments into learning

Emergentist theory

Which language theory is being described?
- data and pattern drive, child's ability to use cues develops over time
- neurologically based

critical period hypothesis

What is being described?
A hypothesis that suggests that children must have adequate stimuli before the critical age of 5-7 years old or full command of language cannot be acheived

phonology

Which component of language has the shortest optimal/critical period where the infant should be exposed in the first years of life to have native accent within language?

metalinguistic
paralingusitic
nonlinguistic

What are the three components that make up extralinguistics?

respiration
phonation
resonation
articulation

What are the subsystems that make up speech?

form
content
use

What are the three components of language?

respiration

Which speech subsystem is being described?
- power and energy for speech sounds
- inhalation is when the diaphragm contracts and air rushes into the lungs, and the abdomen expands and then the chest expands
- exhalation is when the diaphragm relaxes forci

phonation

Which speech subsystem is being described?
- creation of voice sounds
- caused by rapid vibration of the vocal folds when air passes between them

pitch

The frequency of the vocal vibration

loudness

The intensity of vocal sound

resonation

Phonation is enhanced by the air-filled cavities which passes on its way to the outside air. Pharynx, nasopharynx, nasal cavity and oral cavity all play a large role in this speech subsystem

articulation

shaping and manipulation voice production into distinct sounds and later into words. made up of the lips, teeth, alveolar ridge, tongue, hard palate, soft palate/velum

p, b, m, n, w & h

Which phonemes are typically developed in children 0 to 3 years old?

k, g, d

Which phonemes are typically developed in children 2 to 4 years old?

t and ng

Which phonemes are typically developed in children 2 to 6 years old?

f and y

Which phonemes are typically developed in children 2.5 to 4 years old?

/r, l/

Which phonemes are typically developed in children 3 to 6 years old?

s

Which phoneme/s are typically developed in children 3 to 8 years old?

/ch, sh/

Which phonemes are typically developed in children 3.5 to 7 years old?

z

Which phoneme/s are typically developed in children 3.5 to 8 years old?

j

Which phoneme/s are typically developed in children 4 to 7 years old?

v

Which phoneme/s are typically developed in children 4 to 8 years old?

voice

Consonant sounds are classified by 3 dimensions...which of the three is being described below?
activity of vocal folds

place

Consonant sounds are classified by 3 dimensions...which of the three is being described below?
point of contact where sound is produced

manner

Consonant sounds are classified by 3 dimensions...which of the three is being described below?
configuration/interaction between articulators

voiced
voiceless

What are the two variations of voicing for consonant sounds?

labial
labio-dental
lingua-dental
alveolar
palatal
velar
glottal

What are the 7 variations of consonant placements?

stop
fricative
affricates
nasal
liquid
glide

What are the 6 variations of consonant manner?

p

Voiceless labial stop

b

voiced labial stop

m

voiced labial nasal

w

voiced labial glide

f

voiceless labiodental fricative

v

voiced labio-dental fricative

?

voiceless lingua-dental fricativd

voiced lingua-dental fricative

t

voiceless alveolar stop

d

voiced alveolar stop

s

voiceless alveolar fricative

z

voiced alveolar fricative

n

voiced alveolar nasal

l & r

voiced alveolar liquid

?

voiceless palatal fricative

t?

voiceless palatal affricate

?

Voiced palatal fricative

d?

voiced palatal affricate

j

voiced palatal glide

k

voiceless velar stop

g

voiced velar stop

?

voiced velar nasal

h

voiceless glottal fricative

sonorants

produced with uninterrupted air

consonantal

partial or complete obstruction of airflow

continuants

flow of air is not blocked in oral cavity

sibilants

high frequency sounds

stridents

produced by forcing air through small opening

obstruents

produced by some type of air obstruction
(stops, fricatives, affricates)

nasals

lower velum and air flow through nasal cavity with closure of oral cavity

semi vowel

constriction in vocal tract, no turbulence

stops

complete vocal tract closure (pressure builds up) sudden release of constriction

fricative

air through small whole or gap in mouth

affricates

sudden release of construction, turbulence noise

liquid

tongue produced partial closure in mouth

glide

consonants with no stop or friction

labial

obstruction at the lips

alveolar

top of tongue to hard ridge behind upper front teeth

palatal

front part of tongue to/near hard palate at roof of mouth

velar

back of tongue to/near velum/soft palate