Way back in about October I started noting down new words, for another linguistic post. I’m doing this because I am finding that my memory is already hazy about what development occurred when, so far in Master Z’s life. The way my memory is going, if he ever asks me as an adult something like, […]
Category Archives: Linguistic
Conversation between Master Z and his godfather yesterday. G: What does a lion say, Master Z? Z: Roar! G: What do two lions say? Z: (thinks about it) … Roars! The language geek in me is absolutely delighting in each step of language acquisition and application. So, so fascinating, and resulting in some incredibly cute […]
Like a stone rolling down a hill, some developmental leaps just keep coming faster and faster. This has been a week, maybe a fortnight but certainly no longer than that, of developmental leaps for both Master Z and myself. Linguistically, Master Z is making the connection of possession and “for”, as in “for somebody”. He […]
Leaps and bounds, leaps and bounds. So many new skills, new words, new concepts being acquired by Master Z. He has developed a love for bubbles. He loves them enough to learn the word for them, and then to learn to say “Bubb-ll pweez” and hand us the bubble wand. Saturday night he […]
Master Z’s increasing ability to express himself continues to amaze and delight me. This weekend, R started teaching Master Z to say “Book, please” when he wants us to read him book, or ten. Master Z had been resorting to pounding the reading chair and yelling at us. By this afternoon, he had got […]
