We talk to babies as if they can understand us.
Babies cry to communicate needs, mothers give it to them.
Face to face communication is important for children as they learn language visually just as much as verbally/phonetically.
18 months = 50 word lexicon, context dependent.
18 months = understand intonation of spoken language
Onomatopoeia used when talking to children "moo cow"
2 and a half years = Starting to conversate, only simple sentences, not initiating conversation
Reading nursery rhyms, kids books
3 years old = possessive pronouns 'mine' 'his'etc.
3-4 years = telling stories, using tenses etc.
Simple connectives e.g. and & also
5 = more aware of external influence
5 = starting to understand passive/active voice
100,000 word vocabulary as an adult
Side sequence = going off subject/off tangent. Common in childrens spoken language
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