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This is a fixed area defended by members of a group against outsiders.

Give three examples of a child making an overextension. 

During conversations, older preschoolers begin to get master eye contact, pausing and listening, maintaining attention, and taking turns. These behaviors can me classified under:

If a child uses four or less than four word sentences, you’d suspect he is about 4 years old.

Discuss in a few sentences why so much of a preschoolers’ speech is unclear and may be confusing to a casual observer. 

The best thing about using impact words a preschooler may find is:

It is professional for a teacher to tell a child, “That kind of talk is unacceptable,” if the child’s words are socially questionable.

The child’s saying “Moo” when he sees a horse is an example of his use of pragmatic vocabulary.

Using your knowledge of toddler speech and what you’ve learned about preschooler speech and language in this chapter, describe five key differences between toddler speech and preschooler speech. (Be sure to answer in complete sentences with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.)

In our culture it is not unusual for sexually related words to be spoken by preschoolers.