Children struggle with
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Auxiliary verbs
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Grammar tenses
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Indefinite/ definite article
Adults unconsciously converge towards the child’s language.
(Debroy)
Parents talk to their children as if they understand.
18 months- 50 odd words are known (context dependent)
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Mainly nouns
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Some words but pronounced differently ‘’see-saw.’’
‘’see-saw?’’
Sexism? Girls are encouraged ‘’clever girl’’, boys are
expected to be clever.
Lots of onomatopoeia ‘’moo moo’’ ‘’baa baa’’
Two and a half years- slight conversation
Nursery rhymes are popular, they allow children to talk for
30 seconds or longer in one go.
Adults set the agenda for the conversation by asking
questions.
3 years old
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possessive pronouns are learnt
3/4/5 years
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start to understand tense
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compound syntax (two main clauses joined by
and/but/or)
5 years
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More aware of external influences
100,000 words as an adult
Young children go off on side sequence.
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