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Linguistics Morpheme Count

SPPA 3852 Language Sample Analysis Guidelines

Language Form:

Count the number of morphemes for each utterance. (15)

Add the number of morphemes and divide by the number of utterances to compute MLU. (10)

MLU= Total number of morphemes/total number of utterances.

In a separate column, identify the type of morphemes seen by utterance (15).

Language Content:

Lexical diversity

Document the different types of words seen in the child's lexicon with examples (such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, locational prepositions, modifiers, articles, auxiliary verbs, copulas, gerunds, infinitives)

Sentence Types:

Types of sentences seen in child's communication. Complete the tabular form on the template to the extent possible to indicate the presence of declarative, interrogative, embedded and conjoined sentence constructions. Use the resource guide to identify examples in your language sample.

Language Use:

Identify the functions for which the child was able to communicate to the extent you can observe from the sample. By citing the utterances numbers indicate where:

1. The child was able to use his communication to request, protest, and comment. (15)

2. The child was able to follow directions. (5)

3. The child was able to maintain conversational topic by staying on topic for 3-5 turns.

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4. The child demonstrated adequate turn taking skills. How did you make this judgment? (5)

5. strategies that the child used for conversational repair. Indicate the utterance #'s and identify whether the child repeated or changed the message to clarify her message. (5)

Language Analysis Summary

Sample from a 3-year-old female

Key:

A= Adult

C= Child

XX= unintelligible utterance

Utterance #

Utterance

Number of Morphemes

1

Uhhuh.

1

2

Yup

1

3

Um, they can write words for me.

7

4

Um, that would be fine.

4

5

Mm, no.

1

6

I won't XX them in my bedroom.

7

7

But downstairs… or in the basement

6

8

or in their room.

4

9

They could do it in their room.

7

10

Like if they want.

4

11

Mm, I will feed 'em

4

12

Every kid could have a different meal

7

13

I will um pick out whatever I want to, and -- and

9

14

I will let it um cook its own dinner

9

15

Nope

1

16

Right

1

17

Um, probably about 10 o'clock

4

18

No.....

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