Question

calculate joshuas mean length of utterance (mlu) at the age of 35 months. age 35 mo. i have to save them now. so it cant be cleaned? i see what happens. i broke my racing car. what happened to the bridge? mlu:

Explanation:

Step1: Count words in each utterance

"I have to save them now." has 6 words. "So it can't be cleaned?" has 5 words. "I see what happens." has 4 words. "I broke my racing car." has 5 words. "What happened to the bridge?" has 5 words.

Step2: Calculate sum of words

$6 + 5+4 + 5+5=25$

Step3: Calculate number of utterances

There are 5 utterances.

Step4: Calculate MLU

$MLU=\frac{25}{5}=5$

Answer:

5