Steps
for CFU Analysis
1.
Count the number of verbs in the utterance.
2a.
If there are two or more verbs, determine sentence relation category(ies) from
the multiverb list. There
will be a content category (and phase) for every pair of verbs in an utterance.
(# Categories = # Verbs - 1). These are shown in
blue in the interactive chart.
2b.
If there is only one verb, choose the sentence relation category from the single
verb list. These are shown in
green in the interactive chart.
3. Go
back through the utterance and circle any words that code a coordinated
category. Over each circled word,
write the category and phase (if possible). These are shown in
red in the interactive chart.
4. Use information regarding coordinated categories to help determine the phase in which the sentence relation(s) belongs.
5. Make a tally for each content category/phase included in your sample. Three occurrences of a category/phase is considered productive, or acquired. Categories that are not classified as productive are potential goals.
Multiverb Categories
Volition/Intent
Notice/Perception
Temporal
Additive
Causal
Specification
Epistemic
Adversative
Communication
Single Verb Categories
Existence
Action
Locative Action
Locative State
State
Notice/Perception
Epistemic
Communication
Coordinated Categories
Recurrence (more, another, again)
Rejection (no, don't)
Denial (no, not, doesn't, don't)
Attribution (adjectives, adverbs)
Possession (possessive 's, poss pronouns)
Quantity (plural s, numbers, quantity pronouns)
Tense/Aspect (3pp -s, -ing, past tense, now, will)
Demonstrative/Article (this, that, the)
Dative (indirect object)