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 5 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

$5 + 5+4 + 5+5=24$ words.

Step3: Divide by number of utterances

There are 5 utterances. So, $MLU=\frac{24}{5}=4.8$.

Answer:

4.8