Comments on: My do it http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2008/01/16/my-do-it/ a linguist without a language Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:27:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: THR http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2008/01/16/my-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-758 THR Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:09:11 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2008/01/16/my-do-it/#comment-758 I'm not a linguist, but from a psychoanalytic perspective, it would make sense for the 'I' to be first. The 'me' is an objectification of the self, and it would take some experience for a child to be able to conceive of themselves in the third-person. I’m not a linguist, but from a psychoanalytic perspective, it would make sense for the ‘I’ to be first. The ‘me’ is an objectification of the self, and it would take some experience for a child to be able to conceive of themselves in the third-person.

]]> By: Claire http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2008/01/16/my-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-739 Claire Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:50:10 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2008/01/16/my-do-it/#comment-739 I'm no acquisition person either, but I thought that kids generalised one form first, not necessarily possessives. I'd never heard this about possessives particularly, and the kids I've known at the relevant age all said 'I' for everything, too. They'll say 'my' (rather than 'mine') and point. Maybe that was what they were thinking of? I’m no acquisition person either, but I thought that kids generalised one form first, not necessarily possessives. I’d never heard this about possessives particularly, and the kids I’ve known at the relevant age all said ‘I’ for everything, too. They’ll say ‘my’ (rather than ‘mine’) and point. Maybe that was what they were thinking of?

]]> By: jangari http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2008/01/16/my-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-717 jangari Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:54:15 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2008/01/16/my-do-it/#comment-717 Mrs. Chili, you've just countered my parents' anecdotal experience of one grandchild with that of <i>two</i> of your own children. So thanks for your contribution in tripling our sample-size! Mrs. Chili, you’ve just countered my parents’ anecdotal experience of one grandchild with that of two of your own children. So thanks for your contribution in tripling our sample-size!

]]> By: Mrs. Chili http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2008/01/16/my-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-716 Mrs. Chili Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:57:48 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2008/01/16/my-do-it/#comment-716 I have no experience beyond watching the language acquisition of my own two children (now ten and almost-nine), but I have to say that, to the best of my recollection, both my girls said "I do it." (leaving out the "will" or the "can" or whatever helping verb would have been appropriate. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's how THEY did it... I have no experience beyond watching the language acquisition of my own two children (now ten and almost-nine), but I have to say that, to the best of my recollection, both my girls said “I do it.” (leaving out the “will” or the “can” or whatever helping verb would have been appropriate.

I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure that’s how THEY did it…

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