Natural Language Acquisition

Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) and the two processes in which individuals may develop language: Analytic Language Development and Gestalt Language Development. 

An infographic describing language development processes.

Created and developed by Blanc, M., Elias, P., Pichette, D., Johnston, L., & Witters, I.

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Analytic Language Development

A comic strip depicting analytic language processing interactions between a parent and child. The child develops language by initially producing one word, then combining two, and finally formulating a sentence.

Sourced from: The Informed SLP, Created by: Jennifer Yoshimura, MA, CCC-SLP

Gestalt Language Development

A comic strip depicting a parent and child. The child is a gestalt language processor and initially uses gestalts to communicate, then a mitigated gestalt, and finally a novel sentence.

Sourced from: The Informed SLP, Created by: Jennifer Yoshimura, MA, CCC-SLP

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