Language AcquisitionHellow.
Lately, I've been addicted to the blog manga Uchi no 3 Shimai (The 3 sisters at our house, "My 3 Daughters"). It's hilarious. It's from the mom's point-of-view, retelling daily happenings through manga. The eldest daughter is "Fu," 9 years old, then "Su," 7 years old, and then the youngest, "Chi," 5 years old.
I find the little girls' linguistic errors particularly funny (of course -__-). They really show the steps of first language acquisition.
Here's one happening with Chi, when she was 2 years old:
Chi: "Amambo, taneru" = Sakurambo, taberu (I want to eat cherries)
Mom: "Chi, kore wa budou. Itte goran? Budou!" (Chi, this is 'budou' [grape]. Say it: 'budou' [grape]!)
Chi: "Bu, dooo"
Mom: "Ja, kore naani?" (Alright, so what's this?)
Chi: "Amambo, taneru."
Ahaaaa, besides the fact that she can't properly pronounce the consonants, this is an example of overextension. Overextension is when children of around 2-3 years extend a certain word's category, as a result including wrongly other concepts under that label. Let's look at Chi: She thinks that sakurambo (or "amambo," as she calls it) is not only cherries, but all fruits with multiple, plump, round parts. Hence she calls grapes, "amambo (sakurambo)," cherries.
It's like calling both slippers and a pomeranian "doggy," because they are both fluffy.
What. My slippers are fluffy.
Anyway. Soo adorably cute.
I shouldn't be reading 3 Shimai. I should be doing my supplementary ling project. Shit.
SOD:
Piano ankle socks, red and black. Made in Japan.
☆★Extra★☆
Guest Socks.
Special appearance by K.K. with his Champion socks.
Lately, I've been addicted to the blog manga Uchi no 3 Shimai (The 3 sisters at our house, "My 3 Daughters"). It's hilarious. It's from the mom's point-of-view, retelling daily happenings through manga. The eldest daughter is "Fu," 9 years old, then "Su," 7 years old, and then the youngest, "Chi," 5 years old.
I find the little girls' linguistic errors particularly funny (of course -__-). They really show the steps of first language acquisition.
Here's one happening with Chi, when she was 2 years old:
Chi: "Amambo, taneru" = Sakurambo, taberu (I want to eat cherries)
Mom: "Chi, kore wa budou. Itte goran? Budou!" (Chi, this is 'budou' [grape]. Say it: 'budou' [grape]!)
Chi: "Bu, dooo"
Mom: "Ja, kore naani?" (Alright, so what's this?)
Chi: "Amambo, taneru."
Ahaaaa, besides the fact that she can't properly pronounce the consonants, this is an example of overextension. Overextension is when children of around 2-3 years extend a certain word's category, as a result including wrongly other concepts under that label. Let's look at Chi: She thinks that sakurambo (or "amambo," as she calls it) is not only cherries, but all fruits with multiple, plump, round parts. Hence she calls grapes, "amambo (sakurambo)," cherries.
It's like calling both slippers and a pomeranian "doggy," because they are both fluffy.
What. My slippers are fluffy.
Anyway. Soo adorably cute.
I shouldn't be reading 3 Shimai. I should be doing my supplementary ling project. Shit.
SOD:
Piano ankle socks, red and black. Made in Japan.
☆★Extra★☆
Guest Socks.
Special appearance by K.K. with his Champion socks.
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