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CASD 2231 Speech & Language Development: Language acquisition in toddlers

Open Educational Resource (OER) created for Professor Epstein's CASD 2231 course.

Language acquisition in toddlers: Part I

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Lecture 7: Language Acquisition in Toddlers - Part I

Language acquisition in toddlers: Part II

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Lecture 8: Language acquisition in toddlers - Part II

Summary

Characteristics of first words.
Development of gestures.
The intentions of early vocalizations and verbalizations.
Early lexical development.
Development of single-word utterances.
Early concept development.
Development of semantic categories.
Development of multi-word combinations.
Early phonological learning.

Readings

Reexamining the Vocabulary Spurt
Focus on the introduction and the General Discussion. It's not necessary to read the Methods sections on pages 624-630, although you might find it helpful to refer to these pages in understanding the General Discussion.