flowerseed
Junior Member
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- Feb 18, 2008
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- English Teacher
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- Chinese
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- China
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- China
It is a problem we need not get our teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world .Thus the use at seven months of “mama” as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself. I doubt, however, whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds .
My question: What does the writer imply by this sentence? Does he mean "
parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds"
Many thanks to whoever helps me with the problem.:-D
My question: What does the writer imply by this sentence? Does he mean "
parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds"
Many thanks to whoever helps me with the problem.:-D