Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Child Language | 1 |
| Early Childhood Education | 1 |
| Emergent Literacy | 1 |
| Infants | 1 |
| Language Acquisition | 1 |
| Language Skills | 1 |
| Literacy | 1 |
| Parents | 1 |
| Psycholinguistics | 1 |
| Reading | 1 |
| Story Reading | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Childhood Education | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
| Early Childhood Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkNeumann, Michelle M.; Neumann, David L. – Childhood Education, 2012
Psycholinguistics coined the term idiomorph to describe idiosyncratic invented word-like units that toddlers use to refer to familiar objects during their early language development (Haslett & Samter, 1997; Otto, 2008; Reich, 1986; Scovel, 2004; Werner & Kaplan, 1963). Idiomorphs act as "words" because their meanings and phonetic pronunciations…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Language Acquisition, Emergent Literacy, Psycholinguistics
