Telegraphic speech is most closely associated with the ________ stage of language development.

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Telegraphic speech is a simplified, shortened form of language consisting mainly of content words, without function words (such as articles, prepositions, and auxiliary verbs) and without the appropriate grammatical endings. This stage of language development typically occurs during the two-word stage, when children begin to combine two words into simple sentences. Therefore, the best choice is option C, the two-word stage.

Telegraphic Speech Is Most Closely Associated with the ________ Stage