Lexical and Grammatical Development (AQA A-Level English Language): Flashcards
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Lexical development
Lexical development
How children's vocabulary expands as they mature
Typical vocab size by age 6
Typical vocab size by age 6
Around 10,000 words
Telegraphic speech
Telegraphic speech
Age 2: short sentences omitting grammatical elements
Three-word stage age & features
Three-word stage age & features
Age 3: uses prepositions (in, on) & conjunctions (and)
Over-generalisation
Over-generalisation
Applying regular patterns to irregular forms (e.g., 'runned')
Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
Relationship between sounds (phonemes) & letters (graphemes)
Age children write individual words
Age children write individual words
Around 4 years old
Phonetic spelling example
Phonetic spelling example
'sed' for 'said' - spelling based on sound not convention
Pragmatics in writing
Pragmatics in writing
Adapting writing for different purposes and audiences
Passive voice example
Passive voice example
'The ball was kicked by me' vs 'I kicked the ball'