Jul. 20, 2012 - 5:58pm - 56 notes
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When children are learning their language’s sound system, vocabulary, and grammar, parents do not comment on what is happening using the terms of phonology, syntax, or semantics. That was a lovely prepositional phrase, darling! Wonderful plosive consonant! Nice lexeme!
—

How Language Works by David Crystal

[In other words, this is what I’m planning to do the next time I deal with young kids.]

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