If Aaliya who is 2 1/2 years old says, "cookie me now", she is demonstrating:
Correct answer: D. telegraphic speech
- A. overregularization
- B. two-word speech
- C. one-word speech
- D. telegraphic speech
Explanation
“Cookie me now” contains several content words but omits grammatical words and endings, which is characteristic of telegraphic speech. It is not one-word speech or two-word speech because the child has used three words.
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