Phase 2 Nonexistence: Nonexistence word plus a noun. A two-word utterance indicating that a person or thing has disappeared.
Utterance | Context | Explanation |
juice allgone | after the child has finished drinking all of her juice | |
no more cookies | after the child has finished eating all of her cookies | Even though no more is technically two words, many children use them as one unit, which is referred to as unanalyzed |
Daddy bye-bye | In response to "Where's Daddy?" | Hopefully, you get the point |