semantic development
Development in semantics in the child language acquisition involves association and production of errors.
semantic errors
underextension
This common error occurs when a child gives a narrower meaning to a lexeme.
e.g. 'Granny' may only refer to his/her grandmother despite the lexeme is generally used for many grandparents. |
overextension
This is also a common feature seen in children's early language development. It occurs when a child gives a broader meaning to a lexeme than it should have.
e.g. 'Sister' used to refer to a child's own sibling but also to all other girls they see |
mismatch
This is an error in which a child's concept of the meaning of a lexeme is completely different from what is in adult's.
It will be a good idea to correct them, because they wouldn't know what error they are making. |
association
labellingThis is the first stage where children are involved in making the links between the sounds of certain words and objects that refer to them.
e.g. understanding that 'daddy' refers to the child's father |
packagingThis is a stage that happens after underextension and overextension.
It involves the understanding of range of meaning within a lexeme. |
network building
This is
when children make connection between the lexemes they acquire. They begin identifying and learning the synonyms and antonyms of specific words.
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