Tom is a 4-year-old boy who stays with his granny in a village. Every evening hi

Tom is a 4-year-old boy who stays with his granny in a village. Every evening his granny
tells him short bedtime stories. He enjoys storytelling. He has just been admitted at a local
daycare centre and the teacher is impressed by how Tom retells the stories to his peers at
the centre. His language is characterised by more complex sentences that resemble that of
older children.
1.1 Describe the language stage that Tom displays. Give concrete examples to support
your answer.