Describe the Five Basic Components of Language and Give an Example

question 33

Essay

Describe the five basic components of language and give an example of each.

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Definitions:

Waving Bye-Bye

A common gestural action to express departure or farewell, often one of the first communicative gestures learned by infants.

Underextension

A language development error in which a child applies a word too narrowly, failing to include objects or events that the word should apply to.

Gestures

Movements of the body, especially the hands and arms, that express ideas or feelings.

Showing

The act of making something visible or displaying something for people to see.