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At what age does telegraphic speech begin, and what does it indicate?
Student Name: Hee Ra Chung



Babies do not speak in perfect grammatical sentences from the beginning but gradually learn how to do so in communication. Telegraphic speech is when one speaks in sentences but with words of main ideas and without linking words or auxiliary phrases, and it develops during the child's second year of age. This development indicates both involvment of environmental influence with operant learning from their parents or surrounding people and possibly inborn according to the evidences in their use of untaught words or grammar.

Dewey, Russ. "Language Learning in Babies." //Psychology: An Introduction //. Russ Dewey, 2007. Web. 04 Feb. 2015. . Myers, David G. //Psychology//. 8th ed. New York: Worth, 2007. Print.

Comment by Tayler Nash: WOW! Great answer Hee Ra. It's true, babies cannot speak with perfectly formed sentences and proper grammatical structures, instead they have to learn how to form sentences. I think you could have mentioned also how telegraphic speech indicates that the children have a grasp of grammar. Also you could have talked about how this is also when kids enter into the two word stage, so instead of saying just words like milk to ask to be fed, they could say something like "get milk".

"Telegraphic Speech." //Definition //. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2015.