Child Language Development
Language
development is a process starting early in human life. Children seem born not
just to speak, but also to interact socially. There are some characteristics of
child language development from 0-2 years, 3-5 years, and 6-10 years. In ages
between 0-2 years, the child is more silent than crying. But some children use
crying to start pronouncing vowels when crying. Even crying is a way to show
the voice or the scream is not happy. Besides, they often imitate the sound
while at the buckle with a coco and can recognize the correct pronunciation of
familiar words. The child will also use phonological strategies to simplify
word pronunciation. Some strategies include repeating the first consonant-vowel
in a multisyllable word (‘TV’ » ‘didi’) or deleting unstressed syllables in a
multisyllable word (‘banana’ » ‘nana’). By 3-5 years, phonological awareness
continues to improve as well as pronunciation. They are able to mention the
first name and the last name. A child starts asking questions planned best on
the various words : who, what, where, etc and able to answer the question
“if.....then what?”. Usually, at the 5 years children can use the conjuction
“but”, define simple words, tell the difference of an object, and mention their
hometown. In general, children continue
to add grammatical morphemes and gradually produce complex grammatical
structures. From 6-10 years, children
refine the complex grammatical structures such as passive voice. Children can
understand meanings of words based on their definitions. They are also able to
appreciate the multiple meanings of words and use words precisely through
metaphors and puns. Fast mapping continues. Besides, the children are able to
communicate effectively in demanding settings, such as on the telephone. They
can speak fluently using a complex sentence consisting of 5-6 words, to carry
on a conversation without monopolizing the conversation. Moreover, a child
often uses words that show the order, receives the simple message, and also mentions
the names of his parents. In developing children's language, the role of parents is very important, especially a mother. A mother
is the first
person who can teach you how to say a word to her
children . That way kids can easily communicate with people in their environment.
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