Syntax- The ways we use words to formulate sentences. In French, pronouns normally come in between the object and the verb, as opposed to English, where the pronoun comes after the verb.
Babbling Stage- The part in a baby's life when they can form sounds that do not necessarily make sense, but are sounds none the less. A baby saying ga-ga has no real meaning and is an example of babble.
One-Word Stage- After turning one, the baby can say words with a conveyed meaning that are usually only one word or syllable. The baby word, "ba-ba" can be used when reaching for a bottle. The word kind of sounds like bottle and is therefore conveying a meaning.
Two-Word Stage- Before reaching the age of two, babies can say two-word sentence fragments. Babies sometimes say things like "hold you" (something I used to say when I was little), when they wanted to be held.
Telegraphic Speech- Speech that is fragmented and contains mostly just nouns and verbs but can fully convery a meaning. Phrases such as "THEY'RE HERE. ENTER BUILDING" are short, convey meaning, are fragments of sentences, and are commonly used in telegraphs. This type of writing is a good example of how most babies speak in the two-word stage.
Linguistic Determinism- The language we speak and understand has a direct influence on how we think and comprehend things. In French, every noun has a gender. Therefore, French people perceive common items as he/she through language.
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