Friday, 6 December 2013
Friday, 8 November 2013
Articles related to my investigation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11426737
http://www.tedpower.co.uk/esl0420.html
http://www.educ.ualberta.ca/staff/olenka.Bilash/best%20of%20bilash/classroom%20language.html
http://www.studyglobal.com/programs/need-a-job.htm
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-44942640/unemployed-5-reasons-companies-wont-hire-you/
http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/mind-your-language.pdf
http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/journals/ed_lead/el_195910_rabin.pdf
http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=445539§ion=1.5
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2459502/Harris-Academy-London-bans-slang.html
http://www.review.hereford.ac.uk/articles/2012/12/13/my-personal-language-in-other-words-my-so-called-idiolect
http://www.tedpower.co.uk/esl0420.html
http://www.educ.ualberta.ca/staff/olenka.Bilash/best%20of%20bilash/classroom%20language.html
http://www.studyglobal.com/programs/need-a-job.htm
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-44942640/unemployed-5-reasons-companies-wont-hire-you/
http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/mind-your-language.pdf
http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/journals/ed_lead/el_195910_rabin.pdf
http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=445539§ion=1.5
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2459502/Harris-Academy-London-bans-slang.html
http://www.review.hereford.ac.uk/articles/2012/12/13/my-personal-language-in-other-words-my-so-called-idiolect
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Analysis of CLA
Analysis.
At the
beginning of the transcript, the child shows evidence for the ‘Behaviourism’
theory. For example, her Mum says ‘you’re gonna show me what’, and Leah
reformulates her words by saying ‘gonna show you what we what’s over here’. By
saying the words ‘gonna show you what’ it shows that the child needed to repeat
her Mum’s words in order to aid her into starting a statement. This could
suggest that because Leah is only in the early stages of language, she has not
yet learnt how to start off a conversation but has learnt how to take part in
the adjacency pairs with her Mum.
Another
element of grammar that Leah shows in the transcript is the use of her
demonstratives. For example, she says ‘look at this’. By using the word ‘this’
it is an example of a demonstrative, suggesting that she wants her Mum to look
at what she has in her hand. Her non-verbal communication of pointing to the
mirror shows that she has used this demonstrative in the right way. Leah also
uses personal possessive pronouns well. For example, ‘your special mirror’.
The context of this interaction shows that
Leah is speaking to her Mum so Leah knows exactly whose mirror it is. By using
‘your’ it shows that although Leah is only 2 years old, she may be already on
the post-telegraphic stage of her language. This theory suggests that children
in the telegraphic stage struggle to use pronouns, however, Leah shows evidence
that she uses them comfortably.
Also, Leah
uses determiners. An example would be ‘a mirror’ and ‘a wall’ and ‘a glass
slipper’. By using the indefinite article of ‘a’ it shows that Leah is passed
the stage of a one-word utterance where she would address the mirror as just
‘mirror’. Also, by saying the ‘it is your mirror’ rather than just ‘your
mirror’ could be evidence that Leah is into the telegraphic leading into the
post-telegraphic stage as she knows how to use grammar correctly.
Another
element that Leah uses well is negatives. For example, ‘can’t get it til it’s
mother’s day’ shows that she has used the negative auxiliary verb ‘can’t’. This
shows that Leah has used a complex utterance involving a correct use of a
negative. The telegraphic stage theory suggests that younger children have
difficulty in understanding negatives and use ‘no’ in utterances instead. However,
Leah shows evidence that she is already at stage 3 of negatives and confidently
uses negatives which are attached to auxiliary verbs.
During the
transcript Leah uses conjugated lexis. For example ‘it’s’. This could be an
example of Chomsky’s theory that language it innate because it is unlikely that
Leah has been taught to conjugate prepositions.
child talking about monsters
Child language - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFN1-uqt2WA
Mum; and
tell mommy again what you said you were gonna do to him if he came here
Girl; I
said im gonna kick his ask
Mum; oh
that’s not nice
Girl; is
he gonna come in here hes gonna kick MY (emphasis) ask
Mum; (laughing)
Girl; so
then
Mum; he
will
Girl; yeaaah(2)
he’ll come out in a movie he’ll come out he will come out and kick my ask
Mum; okay
Girl; so
I can kick his ask
Mum; okay
but that’s not a very nice word you should say butt
Girl; ooooh
child speaking to her mum
Child language - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ9vv4CPzcY
(2 year old)
Mum; you’re
gonna show me what
Leah; gonna
show you what we what’s over here(2) okay
Mum; (laughing)
Leah; look
look at this(4) see
Mum; what’s
that
Leah; it’s
your special mirror
Mum; from
what
Leah; from you and and
Mum; who
made it
Leah; and
I did and it’s all for you
Mum; awh thank you
Leah; I
go its mothers
Mum; it’s
my mother’s day gift
Leah; no its not a gift(.) it’s a
mirror
Mum; (laughing)
it’s not a gift it’s a mirror
Leah; yeah
Mum; aaawh this is my mother’s
day gift that you give to me early without daddy here(.) it so big of you to blow the
surprise
Leah; nu
nu nu nu no no daddy gave it me and you can’t get it til its mother’s day
Mum; (laughing) I know but today
isn’t mother’s day
Leah; no (indecipherable)
mother’s day
Mum; did
you just ruin the surprise
Leah; (indecipherable)
then you get to get it
Mum; aaawh I love yooou
Leah; a pink glass slipper a
yellow glass slipper and i made a wall for you DEAR MOMMY
Mum; aaawh that’s so wonderful
Leah
Leah; I chose a castle too
there’s a yellow castle too
Mum; Leah you’re so sweet
Leah; and
and this one’s (indecipherable) like a mirror
Mum; Leah I love it I’m gonna
keep it forever
Leah; yeah
Mum; you’re so sweet you and
daddy did that together
Leah; yeah
Mum; for me
Leah; and it’s got glue on an
all those stickers there an(1) dear mommy too
Mum; aaawh thank you Leah
Leah; that’s
your name(4)
Mum; Leah thank you
Leah; now I got hide it under the
pillow til its mother’s day got hide it under the pillow so you don’t find it
until its MOTHER’S DAY
Mum; give
me a kiss
Mum; (laughing) okay we’ll
pretend I didn’t see anything
Leah; (pointing to the pillow)
under here
Mum; (laughing) okay(.) thank you
Leah love you
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