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THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE IN CHILDREN

Children's language development progresses through various stages, beginning around 12 months. Initially, during the holophrastic stage, they use single words and symbolic gestures to request, reply, describe, and refer to objects.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE IN CHILDREN

THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE IN CHILDREN

To name your story, you have to think about the overall message and what you want your audience to understand from the story. Also, make it relevant and easy to remember.

VERBAL OR LINGUISTIC STAGE: begins around 12 months

The middle of the story is where you add layers of complications that will lead to the end. Reveal more about the character's journey. Did their personality go through changes? How did they overcome the challenges? And as you build up the story’s central conflict, make it more personal to that character. Also, from the middle act, you have to lead into the final act.

Towards and adult language (3-6 years).
Emiting different vocalizations but they start to produce more complex sounds and they start talking.

Adversatives.

Pero yo quiero fruta.

Final or ending sentences.

Lo cojo para dormir.

Causal sentences.

No vamos a la playa porque llueve.

Copulative sentences.

Quiero comer

The first sentences construction (from 2 to 3 years). Advances in:

There wouldn't be any tension and excitement in your story if there weren't any obstacles in your character's way.

Asking questions.

36 months.

Who, how, why, when, how much…

Asking questions when they turn 32 months.

What and where.

Syntax → they have more structures that accompany verbs and nouns.

María es guapa / Comí y jugué a la pelota.

Morphology → grammatical features in the formation of words:

The flexion used for “gender” and “number”.

La casa / las casas. El coche / los coches.

Lexis → Lexis Explosion.

A story is nothing more than a character overcoming a series of difficulties to reach the desired goal. Obstacles usually create suspense and conflict. In overcoming obstacles, there is growth: weak becomes strong; hatred turns into love; sadness into happiness; wrong into right; lies into truth; or evil becomes good.

See a few examples below:

The amount of words that they understand is higher than the amount of words they can produce.

A rate of 10 words per week.

Telegraphic Stage (18-24 months).

Your character(s) need(s) motivation in order to solve the challenge(s).

Later on, these combinations express:

Localized object + localization.

Pelota/patio.

Owner and owned.

Nene/zapato.

Agent + action.

Papá/jugar.

Two-word sentences to:

Secondary characters also might have motivs beacuse of which they may cross path with main character or which might trigger them to help the main character.

Describe events.

Ask questions.

Show possession.

Express lack of something.

No/chupe.

Make demands.

Más/papel.

Locate things.

Coche/allá, mamá/aquí.

Omit articles (telegraphic).

Secondary characters might also have motives that lead them to cross paths with the main character or which might trigger them to help the main character.

Two or three-word combos.

Why does your character need to confront this challenge? What does he/she expect to accomplish by solving it?
See a few examples:

Holophrastic Stage (12-18 months).

Each story has a main character and that character usually needs to solve a problem or challenge. The character's challenge is the one that creates tension throughout the story.

Symbolic gestures to:

Reply to questions.

Describe objects.

Request things.

Refer to objects.

If adults want to understand babies in this stage, they need to pay attention to paralinguistic elements:

Gestures

Attitude

Tone

Simplifications are frequent.

/Tes/ instead of “tres” or /ame/ instead of “dame”.

“One single sound” to communicate a whole sentence. For example:

Type in any other challenges which other characters in the story need to face.

/Aba/ means “give me water” or “it is raining” or “I am inside the bathtub.

Start to name familiar things. For example:

In most stories, there are 3 challenges. The number 3 is a mystical number symbolizing completeness. Try to come up with interesting challenges with which your character needs to struggle.
See a few examples below:

“Mama”, “doggie”, “car”...

PRELINGUISTIC STAGE: birth - 12 months

In the beginning of the story (or the exposition), you will need to introduce the setting and characters. You might also want to introduce the main conflict. This part of the story is important because it gives the reader necessary background information and maybe even a first insight into a character’s personality.

The reduplicative babbling (from 6 to 12 months).

The setting (time & place) of a story can change throughout the plot.

Sensory detail

Sensory details include sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. These details are important because they create depth in your setting.
See a few examples below:

Communicative possibilities are also expanded because of their improvement in motor skills.

Socalizations are more precise and controlled.

Understand familiar words. Such as:

Dad, mom, baby, bread...

Vocalizations follow this pattern in spanish: Consontant + Vocal.

The weather is an important element in your story because it can highly influence the ambiance and the mood of the characters.

Vocalizations they emit are “reduplicative". For example:

“Mamama”, “tatata”, “bababa”.

“Gestures” as a form of communication.

The time of the story can also change. It can describe the event of a single day or can include an entire year's plot. Anyway, don't forget to mention it.

More vocalizations.

Your story can take place wherever your imagination will take you to.
For example: in an elevator, in an enchanted forest, etc. Don't forget to give details of the environment each time the setting changes, otherwise, the story can be confusing. Also, mention the seasons as each of them has unique weather and events.

The babbling ( from 3 to 6 months).
6 months: if they hear “mommy” or “daddy”, they will look toward the appropriate person.
Recognize their name.
They start to interact with others.
Emit different sounds to hear themselves.
Repeat of /ga/, /ge/.
First attempts to control the mouth/tongue movements.
Gutural and vocal sounds.
The reflex vocalizations and chirps (birth - 2months).

Characters are essential to a good story. Usually, the protagonist(s) is/are the most affected by the plot. Introduce a character by focusing on their actions, interests, and occupation, as the physical appearance doesn't make a difference in most cases.

Second month

“Chirps” without communicative purpose.

It is when babies start articulatory exercising and auditory exercising.

First month

Type in the name of your character.

Réflex vocalizations. For example:

Choose the type of your chacter:

Protagonist (main character)Antagonist (main character's opponent)Flat (stereotypical character)Round (his/ her personality develops throughout the story)Static (doesn't evolve as a person throughout the story)Dynamic (dramatical change in personality)Confidant (the main character trusts him/ her)Foil (contrasting character who enhances the personality of another character)Other

Smile, crying…