Read through these two transcripts of a young child's speech. Abe is 2 and a half years old in the first transcript, and 3 years old in the second transcript.

Your assignment is to write a brief (500 words or so) analysis of Abe's language development. What do you notice about his language that is interesting?

Here are some guidelines, and information for how points will be allocated (total possible = 2 points):

1 point for describing some of the ways that Abe's language useage (words, sentence structure, etc.) changes from the first transcript (2 years 6 months) to the second transcript (3 years)? What aspects of his language useage are changing as he develops?

1 point for noting some of the errors (syntax, morphology) that Abe makes. What do these errors suggest about his linguistic knowledge?

Please note any other insights or observations you have regarding of Abe's language development.