Early Lexicon and Pragmatics




Observe your child’s communication and check to see if he is spontaneously using the following pragmatic categories: (non-verbally or vocally)
  • –  Greeting — smiling, looking, vocalizing or waving when people enter the room
  • –  Farewelling — as above when people leave
  • –  Commenting — pointing or vocalizing at something they want you to see
  • –  Giving — handing you an object either to share or have a turn
  • –  Requesting/Demanding — insisting on your attention or help, etc.
  • –  Rejecting — shaking head no, pushing object away, vocalizing when they don’t
       want something 


    Early Vocabulary is falls under these categories: 

    EXISTENCE
    NON-EXISTENCE
    RECURRENCE
    REJECTION
    DENIAL
    ATTRIBUTION
    POSSESSION
    ACTION
    LOCATIVE ACTION
    Lexicon One List: 

    EXISTENCE
    1. child’s name
     2. mama
    3. daddy
    4. me
    5. you
    6. baby
    7. cookie
    8. juice/water/milk 
    9. cup
    10. dress
    11. pants
    12. hat
    13. shoe
    14. sock
    15. eye
    16. nose
    17. mouth
    18. face
    19. hair
    20. hi
    21. bye-bye
    22. dog
    23. cow
    24. bird
    25. fish
    26. ball
    27. light
    28. car
    29. boat
    30. bed
    31. bathroom 
    32. home/house 
    33. truck
    34. airplane
    35. spoon
    36. box
    37. desk
    38. chair
    39. floor
    40. table
    41. book
    42. door
    43. block
    44. crayon
    45. night-night 
    46. picture
    47. bucket
    48. hook
    49. wall
    50. hearing aids/cochlear implants

    NON-EXISTENCE  1. all gone

     RECURRENCE 1. more 2. another 3. again

    REJECTION 1. no

    DENIAL 1. no

    ATTRIBUTION 1. dirty 2. broken 3. hot 4. soft 5. big 6. heavy 7.little 8. new 9. funny

     POSSESSION 1. mine 2. ______’s

    ACTION 1. wash 2. wait 3. stop 4. eat 5. open 6. help 7. say/talk 8. show me, touch 9. turn 10. drink 11. color 12. cut 13. sleep 14. ride 15. draw 16. hold 17. do 18. stand-up
    LOCATIVE ACTION
    1. (put) in
    2. (put) on
    3. come (here) 
    4. sit (down) 
    5. go
    6. throw
    7. walk
    8. give
    9. push
    10. run
    11. up
    12. down
    13. jump
    14. under
    15. ride
    16. pick up 
    17. get
    18. hang
    19. find