Child Language Acquisition

What clues can you get from this list of 50 words on how a baby might acquire language?

This list of 50 words tells me that in the first year of a babies life the majority of words that they learn are naming words. The number of proper nouns that the child has learned gives an indication of the people that the child spends most of their time around, for example "mumma, dadda, grandad, nana". Also, the proper noun "Laa Laa" gives the impression that the child must watch the television programme the Teletubbies. The child has also learned many concrete nouns; these could be learned in many different situations and in different context. The words learned indicate the activities the child might do in the day, for example having a meal - "toast, marmite, jam, cup, bowl, biscuit". Furthermore, the child may recognise getting dressed as they can say "socks" and "shoes". These words could all have been learnt through routine, for example the child may always have toast for breakfast with either jam or marmite. 

The child has also learned a few words relating to actions or events. For example, "cuddle" and "jump". As the child is of a young age, the actions that they will be able to do will be limited and therefore the number of words they know in this section are of a smaller amount. The child can also say words which are personal/social. For example, "hello, bye-bye, please, ta". This symbolises routine; the child may be more familiar with these words as they probably recognise that they are said for greetings and to show politeness. As these words are likely to be used several time a day, they will be more familiar to the baby and therefore they would pick not only the word but the meaning more quickly.