A child says 'Mama' and 'Ball' using single words to express complete meanings. This stage is called:

Answer choices

  1. A. Telegraphic stage
  2. B. Two-word stage
  3. C. Holophrastic (one-word) stage ✓ Correct
  4. D. Pre-linguistic stage

Explanation

Holophrastic stage (1–2 yrs): one word carries the meaning of a whole sentence — e.g., 'Mama' means 'Mama, come here'.

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Subject: English