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Ask your parents to answer these questions, and write down their answers. Also answer the questions for brothers, sisters, or any other young children you can find out about.
  1. How old were you when you first started speaking (approximately)?
  1. What were your first words?
  1. What sounds was it hard for you to pronounce?
  1. Did you have any made up words that you used?
  1. What mistakes did you make? For instance:
  • in the meanings you attached to words
  • your understanding of what other people said to you
  • your grammar (sentence structure and word endings).
  1. Was there anything else interesting, funny or unusual about your early language use?


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