Evaluation
3V0769.01 Miriam’s Pillow; idea: function words as pause fillers (3/1/80) Because in the worst periods of her allergies, Miriam slept better sitting up, we bought her a king sized pillow. It is longer than Peggy is tall and wider. Thus Peggy finds it perfect for falling on. Miriam tried to take it away while Peggy …
3V0767.01 Don’t rub your eyes”; imitation as analysis by synthesis (2/28/80) So, Gretchen reminded me. I sat in my chair with Peggy and one of her books on my lap. (My eyes get itchy from allergic reactions and I rub them excessively, almost without noticing). Peggy turned, looked at me (after I had stopped) and …
3V0757.02 [Where Mimi is ?] (2/8/80) Miriam often plays with Peggy, but she was away from home for several hours today sledding. At one point Peggy asked, “Where Mimi is ?” and we told her. This is another example of non-standard sentence order in a question like “Where Pony is?”
3V0754.01 [Robby offa chair] (2/15/80) Robby was given a chair by his great grandmother when he was 2. It was handed down to Miriam and now to Peggy, but he still feels privileged to sit on it (though much too big). Peggy asserts the chair is hers (after all, she is the only one of …
3V0749.01 Words and Numbers; primary roots of discrimination (2/10/80) Miriam and Peggy play with my yardstick a lot (a free one from a local hardware store, it has the measure and advertisements on it). Miriam marches around with it on her shoulder: “hup, two, three, four; hup…” Peggy marches too, “hup, two, three; hup, two, …
3V0748.01 [Where pony is ?] (2/9/80) Peggy’s favorite books are now about a pony, Little Black. It is kept on a shelf with another fifty or more books. when Peggy wants a specific book read, she usually carries it to her reader and says “read…some- name.” She has referred to missing favorites. “Bridge?…read Bridge ?” …
3V0747.03 Number/temporal names (2/8/80) Miriam tells me she has asked Peggy the time and Peggy responded “eleven.” The answer was not correct but was significant as a number name. Peggy may have been imitating a specific response heard from some one else in response to the same question. Miriam asked again of Peggy, in my …
3V0747.02 Pause deletion in practice (2/8/80) Peggy plays with a knitted pocket book belonging to her sister Miriam. She walked past my place at the table, talking to herself: Mimi…pocket-book… Mimi pocket-book.” This example argues that Peggy is constructing compact phrases “purposefully” by deleting pauses which occur naturally in a “commentary” mode of expression wherein …
3V0747.01 [Culdy me… bite]; very non-standard form (2/8/80) Peggy came to me after playing with the dog and said “Bite hand” I asked, “Who?” She replied, “Culdy me…bite.” It’s obvious Peggy meant the dog bit her. The agent and patient were named with no intervening pauses. I consider this a clear, natural example of a …
3V0744.01 A catalog of the kinds of things Peggy says (2/24/80) 2/5 “mama, look…did it.” 2/6 (Asking for cookies, and being told the wrapper was empty and the cookies all gone.) “Robby’s eat it.” 2/7 “Lookit…Lookit that” 2/9 (Rummaging around the bookshelf) Where Pony is ? [ie a book called “Little Black, a Pony.”] 2/11 …
3V0743.02 More already compacted phrases; an invention (2/4/80) Peggy drinks a lot of juice, and it’s not surprising that she should produce a two-element phrase such as “good juice.” One could argue this was purely imitative by her merely taking cognizance of part of the question she heard frequently, “Is that good juice?/Is that good …
3V0743.01 “Scurry” for the first time. (2/4/80) Today Peggy said “Scurry” for the first observed time. (getting her mouse, identifying owner.) Gretchen.
3V0742.01 Partly pause-deleted phrases (2/3/80) Peggy produced several phrases today exhibiting compaction by pause deletion – but such [is] not universal: Three examples: “toys… love-em” (at toy box) “Culdy…like-it.” (that mouse again) “find-it” The last has been common in Peggy’s recent speech and might be considered a precursor of the development of compound structure.
3V0738.01 “Up on the bed”; [pocket…in…into pocket] (1/30/80) In our bedroom today, Peggy came over to the bed and said “Up on the bed.” [she wanted to get up.] Later she was playing with her “gold” buttons in the pocket of my sweater. She put them back, remarking “Pocket…in…into pocket…” Gretchen.
3V0736.02 Culdy’s mouse; apparent possessive (1/28/80) Peggy has been of late forcing the dog’s toy on her, will she or not. With Scurry in the other room, Peggy picked up the toy and very distinctly and precisely named it as “Culdy’s mouse” then ran off to put it on her. This is an uncontestable use …
3V0736.01 [pick oo up] (1/28/80) Peggy has begun to say “Pick oo up” instead of or in addition to just “up.” Over the subsequent days, victim of a bad cold, Peggy used this phrase constantly. Recently Bob noted that he heard her say ”Pick up.” dropping out the “oo” [you]. Peggy probably developed this phrase …
3V7033.03 More variations and pause deletions; noun-noun structure (1/25/80) Peggy, Gretchen, and I drove over to Clinton to retrieve Scurry from the kennel. As we rode along, I tried explaining my views of the importance of Peggy’s variations and pause deletions. Peggy was more interested in my furry gloves. She asked for them (they were …
3V0733.02 More variations. (1/25/80) Over the past few days, Peggy has been using the words ‘many’ and ‘more’ in various contexts. Example : sitting on my lap, Peggy looked up at the picture illustrating Chaucer’s Canterbury pilgrims, and remarked P : ‘Many (unclear).’ G : What ? What did you say ? P : Many …
3V0733.01 [chin hurts] Variation anchor, abetted by questioning. (1/25/80) Peggy somehow hurt herself, and when asked what was the matter, replied, ‘Chin hurts.’ A few days previously, as I was changing her diaper, I became aware that she was talking away. P : ‘…neck….hurt (or hurts, I could not notice)…’ G : ‘Your neck hurts, …