Syntactic , The rules and structure of how words are arranged to form sentences in a language. It involves understanding grammar, word order, and how different parts of a sentence work together to create meaning., Semantic, The meaning of words, phrases, and sentences in a language. It focuses on how language conveys meaning and how people understand and interpret what words represent., Figurative language, Children begin to understand metaphors, similes, idioms, and other forms of figurative language, e.g., it's raining cats and dogs to mean there is a deluge., Slow Mapping, The gradual process of refining and fully understanding a word’s meaning over time., Fast Mapping, The ability to learn a new word quickly after limited exposure., Underextension, Using a word too narrowly, Overextension, Using a word too broadly, Conceptual Development, How children build understanding of ideas and categories., Decontextualized Language, Language that is not tied to the immediate environment, Vocabulary Development, The process of learning and expanding word knowledge..

Leaderboard

Visual style

Options

Switch template

)
Continue editing: ?