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30

36
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r

5
y
r

Prag
mati
cs
Com
m.
Stag
e
Preli
ng.
Stag
e
Gest
ure

Perlocut
ion
(caregiv
ers
attribut
e intent
to
childs
action)
Eye
contact

Perloc
ution

Perlocu
tion

Perlocu
tion

Perlocu
tion

Illocutio
n
(develo
p
comm.
Intent)
Request
ing
objects
&
actions,
refusing
,
comme
nting,
commu
nicative
games
Showgivepoint/rit
ual
request
(8-10)

Illocutio
n
intents
express
ed with
gesture
s and
vocalizi
ng

Locution
(intents
express same
functions w/
words that
were
expressed
before w/
preverbal
means)
Iconic
gestures
(hi/bye)
social
Routine
commands
(12-18
months)

Point
+
word

Gestur
e gets
integr
ated
with
spoke
n
langu
age
(some
gestur
e+
gestur
e)

2-step
comm
ands
Talk
about
absen
t
object
s
Narrat
ives
are
heap
stories

Primar
ily
labels
&
descri
ptions
Child
starts
relatin
g
events

Top
ic
con
tin
uat
ion
ne
ars
50
%
Us
e
of
lan
g
in
pla
y
incr
.
Co
nv.
Par
tne
rs
tea
ch
to
init
iat
e&
res

po
nd
to
con
vo.
(int
ent
ion
)
Sem
antic
s

6 -9
months
child
respon
ds to
their
name

Underst
anding
of 3
50
words

First
expressive
word

10
word
s
Slow
word
lear
ning
until
18
m,
obje
ct
dom
inat
ed

Avg.
exp.
Vocab.
Size:
50
words
WORD
SPURT
(betw.
1824m)
Combi
ne
words

VERB
SPURT
After
24 m.
(brow
ns
gram
m.
Morph
emes
emerg
e,
core
of
sent)
under
stand
who,
what,
where
?s

A
l
l
w
o
r
d
c
l
a
s
s
e
s
e
x
p
a
n
d
(
c
o
n
j
,
a
d
v
)
U
n

d
e
r
s
t
a
n
d
h
o
w
,
w
h
y
,
w
h
e
n
?
s
Phon
olog
y
Morp
holo
gy
Synt
ax
Moto
r
Play
Feed
ing

Vegetati
ve
sounds