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STAGES IN SARAHS SPEECH

1 year 10 months - 3 years 2 months


D = Dad
G = Grandpa
M = Mom
S = Sarah

ONE WORD STAGE TRANSITIONING TO TWO WORD
TIME AGE TRANSCRIPT TRANSLATION
00:00-
00:24
1 yr 10 mo Pointing to pieces in a puzzle.
G: Whats that?
S: Dog.
G: Whats that?
S: Pish.
G: Whats that?
S: Pog.
G: Whats that?
S: Kika.
G: Whats that?
S: Hof.
G: Whats that?
S: (?)Pipi.
G: Whats that?
S: Mawf.
Pointing at parrot.
S: A da.
G: Whats that?
S: (?)Pikit.
G: Its a parrot.




fish

frog

kitty cat

horse

(guinea pig)

mouse

(sound like a duck)

?parrot
00:25-
00:48
1 yr 10 mo Getting TV remote.
S: (?)Do. (?)Mom. See. Do.
M: No, were not gonna watch a
show right now.
G: Was that show?
S: Dudu! (whines)
M: Not right now.
D: Dinners ready
S: Du!





I want to watch a [TV]show


I want to watch a show!
00:49-
01:25
1 yr 11 mo Pointing at something up high.
S: Get ?. Down.
G: Hmm?
S: Get down.
G: What? What is it?
S: Look!
G: Mhm. What is it?



Get it down [something she
wants]


2
S: Awan ?. Down, Papa.
G: What?
S: Yeah.
G: That one?
S: Hm!
I want [not clear] Get it down,
Grandpa.

TWO-WORD STAGE TRANSITIONING TO TELEGRAPHIC
01:26-
02:06
2 yr 2.5 mo S: Pay hideseek.
G: You wanna play hide & seek?
S: Yeah.
G: Where you gonna hide?
S: In toybox. Goes into bedroom.
Toybox.
Start throwing things from toybox.
S: Take that. Outout.
[Sister is talking in background.]
S: Baby hide.
Closes toybox.
S: Where baby go, Grandpa?
Opens toybox.
S: There ??
I want to play hide & seek.








The baby [a doll] is hiding.
02:07-
03:11
2 yr 2.8 mo Sarah wearing witch hat.
G: What are you dressed up as?
S: Im witch.
G: How old are you?
S: Two. Two. Two.
S: (Pointing to cat named Nikki)
Look. ?Hama.
M: Uhuh. Nikki. Right.
Pointing at cat.
S: Nikki hiss. Nikki hiss.
Nikki hiss.
G: Mhm.
S: (Petting cat.) ?? Nikki get up.
Nikki stand up. (Looks at hand.)
Ow! Kra me. Nikki kra me.


(Im treated as one word.)






Sounds like kissmaybe
conflates hiss and kiss.



(She) scratched me. Nikki
scratched me.

TELEGRAPHIC
03:12-
4:16
2 yr 4 mo In bed with cat.
D: Be careful. Nikkill get mad.
S: No Nikki get mad.
D: You dont want Nikki to get
mad.
S: Get book, Gampa. Get book.
G: Which book do you want?
S: (Stretching legs out.) Look.
Mickey Mouse. Donalt. I want
Mickey Mouse. (Looking over edge










3
of bed.) Get banket fo me. Get
banket fo me, OK?
G: OK.
S: (some random syllables) Ah, get
pwawow. Get one, too. Ah
wan pwawow. A wan get one, too.
A wan get one. A wan get one.
(Arranges pillows in bed, points and
speaks to G.) Get in here. Get in
here.
G: OK.
Get the blanket for me.



Get the pillow. Ill get one, too.
I want a pillow, I want one, too.
I want to get one.

ESSENTIALLY ADULT-LIKE EXCEPT FOR PRONUNCIATION
04:17-
04:37
3 yr 2 mo Sarah eating a piece of fruit.
G: What is the five-second rule?
Sarah drops fruit and giggles.
S: When you drop something.
(Giggles and jumps up and down.)
S: And you cant eat it any more.

04:38-
end
3 yr 2 mo Playing with small dolls and a
plastic castle. Shows dolls fighting.
S: We are sistos! Heh, heh. They
are fighting.
Manipulates dolls and sings.
S: Can you play with me, Grandpa?
Can you play with me?
Sings while putting dolls in castle.
S: (Taking one doll out.) Hey! You
in my caso! Tah! (Bangs doll.)
Can you play with me, Grandpa?



We are sisters.




Hey! Youre in my castle.