Telegraph speech , according to linguistics and psychology, is a speech during the two-word language acquisition phase of children, which is short and efficient.
The name comes from the fact that someone sent a telegram is generally demanded by the word. To save money, people usually write their telegram in a highly compressed style, without conjunctions or articles. As children develop language, they speak the same way: when a child says "Daddy here", it is understandable that the child means "Dad is here", ignoring the copula. The words dropped in this style of speech are closed classes or function words.
In the field of psychology, telegraphic speech is defined as a form of communication consisting of a simple two-word long sentence that often consists of nouns and verbs that adhere to the grammatical standards of the cultural language. For example, an English-speaking child would say "Give a cupcake" to say they want a cupcake rather than a "Cupcake give," as a Turkish or Japanese speaking child would. Researchers have noted that this period of language mastery occurs sometime between the ages of 18-36 months and is present not only in English speaking culture, but can be found all over the world.
In adults, regression for telegraph speech may indicate neurological problems such as multiple sclerosis. Telegraph speech is also common in infrequent aphasia (Broca's aphasia), caused by a stroke that damages the inferior frontal lobes. It is also a potent symptom of schizophrenia, as a manifestation of a simple speech.
Video Telegraphic speech
See also
- Critical period # Linguistics
Maps Telegraphic speech
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