Jocelyn's words 7/14: up "ap" 7/21: yes/yeah "yach" 7/23: ball, no? 7/26: out, upstairs, outside?, mama 7/27: mumsy (Valerie) "mimi"? 8/4: dinner? 8/6: dog "dach" 8/13: moo 8/16: nap 8/23: dada 8/24: swing? 8/27: more "mo", all gone "all"? 8/28: woof 8/?: meow 9/2: baa 9/4: walk 9/17: bear "beh", bye-bye "ba-ba" Words actually in use 9/21: yeah, no, bye-bye, up, more, bear, mama moo, baa, woof, meow 9/24: down?, push? 9/28: open "ope", back?, whoo 10/3: bump 10/4: that 10/?: bottle 10/12: there 10/13: book 10/19: buzz 10/20: neigh, Dayna "day" Words actually in use 10/21: yeah, no, bye-bye, up, more, bear, mama, da, open, that, there, book, ball, bottle, bump, out, Dayna moo, baa, neigh, woof, meow, whoo, buzz 10/31: button "buh", Anna "aah"? 10/?: bath 11/1: oink 11/2: backpack, tent 11/7: baby 11/?: hi 11/17: draw "daw" 11/18: raisin "ray"? 11/19: moon 11/21: bee, elephant "eh" 11/?: duck, run, block 11/22: animal?, owl, giraffe "dja", bed 11/24: milk, bird 11/27: rattle? 11/?: eee-eee (what a monkey says), hide 11/28: dry "dy"? pants?, Rachel "ra", Jocelyn "ja"? 11/28: badger 11/29: rock 11/?: pull, push, big bear, row row row 12/1: spoon "fpuh" 12/2: bucket?, bib 12/3: rabbit, water, wind (up a windup toy), nurse, year, arm, nose, head, yogurt, blanket 12/4: nail, eggs, jacket, avocado "ah" 12/5: ark (what a seal says), dragon, Carl, moose 12/6: towel?, boots, shoes "wosh", helicopter 12/7: H 12/8: diaper "dep", cracker **** Jocelyn knows about 100 words and we have stopped counting **** 7/21/04: We estimate that Jocelyn knows (to use) about 1000 words. Utterances and conversations: 10/?/03: up open (pick up the water bottle and open it)? 11/10: that (is) brother, more book 11/17: no down 12/15: more open 12/20: mama ('s) bottle 1/17/04: mama (get) up 2/15: red fish 2/25: I did 3/13: mom up soon 4/22: one tat (cat), two tats 5/6: I put my doll away. I got my doll back. 5/15: I hold this till Dad reads "Counting Cows" 5/22: I pound on the blocks. That makes the blocks stay. 5/24: I'm gonna build a tall tower. 7/22: I asked Mommy if she would come in the boat and she said yes. 9/1: I rolled down the hill with Ruth. She is my second cousin. 9/3: Mom is helping me (to carry Judy's laundry basket). We are doing it together. 9/3: She said that we didn't need two chairs, so she took the other one away. Now we only have one. 11/2: Once upon a time there was a projection (?) of snow and he lived in Turtle Bay and he sleeped a week halloween day. 11/2: She is arriving at 7-10-8-0-4 or 2 minutes. (of Jessie) 11/4: (Ken: On your birthday you had 2 candles on your cake. How many will you have on your next birthday?) 1... 2... 3. I'll have 3. 1/22-27/05: But Anna doesn't usually come on the weekend.W When my friend Anna comes over I might make her some food. ---------------------------------------- [After pretending to go to New York on the train] There's nothing to do in New York. Mumsy: Oh, there's lots to do in New York. Want me to tell you some of the thing you can do in New York? No, there's nothing to do in New York. Mumsy [getting it at last]: Oh, so we should get back on the train and go home? [relieved that my ignorance has ended] Yes! ---------------------------------------- The train doesn't take us all the way home. Why is Perry insisting that I swing? 1/28/05: By the way . . . I came back suddenly. How amazing. 2/4/05: I want a big, square cookie with a picture and chocolate on one side. (Entirely accurate description) 4/4/05: I want you to do something special for me the next time you come. I want you to bring me some different books. (all correct pronunciation!) 4/11/05: (Anna) This dog will watch over the other animals in your barn. (Jocelyn) Does someone need to watch over the dog? 11/28/05: We'd better make all our pretend houses NOW, before Jessie gets here, because when Jessie gets here we'll be playing with her. We'd better hurry, because she might show up before we expect her. 12/8/05: Daddy lets me crack eggs, and mommy doesn't. I don't know why daddy does and mommy doesn't, but that's just how it is.