Language learning in early childhood

4 important questions on Language learning in early childhood

What are babies able to understand and use at 12 months?

They can understand quite a few frequently repeated words in the language or languages spoken around them

What are babies able to understand and use the first few months?

Earliest vocalization = crying (then cooing and gurgling sounds)
They can distinguish the voice of their mother & can recognize the language that was spoken around their mother (even before they were born)

What are babies able to understand and use by the age of two?

they can produce approximately 50 words & combine them into two word sentences (“telegraphic” sentences)
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How many grammatical morphemes are there (according to Roger Brown)

14

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