CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -n. one of the single-word utterances characteristic of children in the early stages of language acquisition, such as dada or yes. These are considered to involve a speech act going beyond the literal meaning of the single word so that, for example, cookie means I want a cookie now.

Detailed explanation-2: -Holophrastic stage Children have developed enough language skills to say single words during this stage. The words are usually simple and refer to everyday objects or help children identify their basic needs. For example, common words children say during this stage are “mama” or “dada” to get their parent’s attention.

Detailed explanation-3: -By the time the child is twelve months old, he/she begins to say single words. These single words are called HOLOPHRASES. For example, the child may say “go” to mean “I want to leave now, ” or “mine” to say “This is my toy and I don’t want you to play with it."

Detailed explanation-4: -Holophrases refer to children using one word to convey multiple meanings. Telegraphic speech refers to sentences of two or three words.