Typical and Atypical language development
Exam Questions And Answers
0-8 months (Pragmatics) - - -
correct answer ✅perlocutionary: caregivers attribute intent to
child's actions
8-12 months (Pragmatics) - - -
correct answer ✅requesting objects and actions
refusing
commenting
communicative games
Frequency of communicative acts: 2.5/min of free play
12- 18 months (pragmatics) - - -
correct answer ✅Locutionary intents express same functions with
words that were expressed before, with preverbal means
Freq of comm acts: 5/min of free play
18-24 months (pragmatics) - - -
correct answer ✅Requesting info
answering questions
acknowledging
Freq of comm acts: 7.5/min of free play
,Typical and Atypical language development
Exam Questions And Answers
Subdomain 1: Early Pragmatic Skills - - -
correct answer ✅Have pragmatic intent before they produce
words
• Joint visual attention: one of the first interactive communication
skill (at 10-12 months)
• Early pragmatic functions: request, refuse, comment
• Use of varying means (e.g. pointing, gestures, verbal)
Subdomain 2: Vocabulary Development - - -
correct answer ✅First words at age 1
Vocabulary spurt at age 2
Semantic deficits are characteristic of many language disorders
• Difficulty comprehending stories in spoken or written form
• Implement vocabulary enhancing approaches
• Facilitate a variety of semantic categories (e.g. action words for
language impairments)
Subdomain 3: Early Word Combinations - - -
correct answer ✅Once a child has more than 50 single words, the
child begins to combine words
, Typical and Atypical language development
Exam Questions And Answers
• However, not yet the use of adult-like syntax and morphology
• Evaluated by the semantic relationships
• Agent + action, Action + object, etc.
Subdomain 4: Morphosyntax Development - - -
correct answer ✅Morphemes and syntax development
• Brown Stages II to V+ (2 years to early school ages)
Subdomain 5: Advanced Pragmatic and Discourse - - -
correct answer ✅Ages 3-7
• Use language to reason, reflect on past experience, predict
events, express empathy, interact with peers, use sarcasm and
politeness forms, and code switching
School ages
• High level pragmatic skills needed to participate effectively in
group activities, respond by validating their opinions, negotiate
differences of opinions, etc.
• Ex. Classroom discourse: Teacher-student communication
Prelinguistic Vocalization Stages - - -
correct answer ✅Birth - 12 months
Exam Questions And Answers
0-8 months (Pragmatics) - - -
correct answer ✅perlocutionary: caregivers attribute intent to
child's actions
8-12 months (Pragmatics) - - -
correct answer ✅requesting objects and actions
refusing
commenting
communicative games
Frequency of communicative acts: 2.5/min of free play
12- 18 months (pragmatics) - - -
correct answer ✅Locutionary intents express same functions with
words that were expressed before, with preverbal means
Freq of comm acts: 5/min of free play
18-24 months (pragmatics) - - -
correct answer ✅Requesting info
answering questions
acknowledging
Freq of comm acts: 7.5/min of free play
,Typical and Atypical language development
Exam Questions And Answers
Subdomain 1: Early Pragmatic Skills - - -
correct answer ✅Have pragmatic intent before they produce
words
• Joint visual attention: one of the first interactive communication
skill (at 10-12 months)
• Early pragmatic functions: request, refuse, comment
• Use of varying means (e.g. pointing, gestures, verbal)
Subdomain 2: Vocabulary Development - - -
correct answer ✅First words at age 1
Vocabulary spurt at age 2
Semantic deficits are characteristic of many language disorders
• Difficulty comprehending stories in spoken or written form
• Implement vocabulary enhancing approaches
• Facilitate a variety of semantic categories (e.g. action words for
language impairments)
Subdomain 3: Early Word Combinations - - -
correct answer ✅Once a child has more than 50 single words, the
child begins to combine words
, Typical and Atypical language development
Exam Questions And Answers
• However, not yet the use of adult-like syntax and morphology
• Evaluated by the semantic relationships
• Agent + action, Action + object, etc.
Subdomain 4: Morphosyntax Development - - -
correct answer ✅Morphemes and syntax development
• Brown Stages II to V+ (2 years to early school ages)
Subdomain 5: Advanced Pragmatic and Discourse - - -
correct answer ✅Ages 3-7
• Use language to reason, reflect on past experience, predict
events, express empathy, interact with peers, use sarcasm and
politeness forms, and code switching
School ages
• High level pragmatic skills needed to participate effectively in
group activities, respond by validating their opinions, negotiate
differences of opinions, etc.
• Ex. Classroom discourse: Teacher-student communication
Prelinguistic Vocalization Stages - - -
correct answer ✅Birth - 12 months
