Two-Word Semantic Relationships | Example |
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Agent + action | Mommy come |
Action + object | Throw ball |
Action + locative | Sit chair |
Entity + locative | Doggie floor |
Possessor + possession | Mommy coat |
Attribute + entity | Silly mommy |
Demonstrative + entity | This kitty |
Three-Word Semantic Relationships | Example |
Agent, action, + object | Jason eat cookie |
Agent, action, + locative | Daddy sit chair |
Agent, object, + locative | Katie ball floor |
Action, object, + locative | Pull wagon grass |
Based on Brown (1973) Brown, R. (1973). A first language: The early stages. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. |