Normal speech and language development
In the normal sequence of development of children s speech
and language - children go through three main stages.
Initially, an infant s behaviors are reflexive and random; the
child is not actually trying to...
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Normal speech and language development
In the normal sequence of development of children s speech
and language - children go through three main stages.
Initially, an infant s behaviors are reflexive and random; the
child is not actually trying to communicate to another person.
Nevertheless, adults typically interpret the infant s behaviors
as communication.
For example, in response to an infant s
crying, a mother may say, "She s letting me know she is
hungry.
" (Researchers call this the "perlocutionary" stage.
It
is also referred to as unintentional communication.
)
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