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The infant will vocally respond to the person talking to them, which shows acknowledgment of language being used.
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Infant begins showing intentions with gestures and now consciously tries to influence other people to do or give them what they want.
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At one year old, the child may speak their first word. These single words replace the gestures previously used.
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The infant will begin to combine words into simple utterances based on word order. Their utterances are predictable at this stage.
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The toddler will begin using bound morphemes when they speak, such as adding an -s on the end of cat to make cats.
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The toddler now has a mean length of utterance of 3.0-3.3 (compared to 1.6-2.2 the year before), and can produce more adult-like language.
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The mean length of utterance now can range from 3.6 - 4.7 morphemes and the child fits their language to their conversational partner.
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Now, ninety percent of the language form is learned, the child has an unconscious grasp on complex grammar rules.
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The child begins learning reading and writing.
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Can fully communicate and has learned all language forms including figurative language, and will use a "genderlect" when speaking.