Children are not learning words, exactly. They are actually learning morphemes,which are the smallest, discrete chunks words can be broken into.
Language Development Stage 3: Learning Sentences
They can put words in the correct order.
Children continue to expand their vocabulary and develop more complex language.
Language Development Stage 2: Learning Words.
Language Development Stage 2: Learning Words.
Language Development Stage 3: Learning Sentences
At this point, children are able to attach meanings to words.
Language Development Stage 1: Learning Sounds
Infants can distinguish between language sounds and other noise.
Babies learn which phonemes belong to the language they are learning and which don’t.
Language Development Stage 1: Learning Sounds