Children seem to soak up language, even the things we’d rather they not say.
What do you do about your child’s swearing? And does using sign language help babies talk earlier?
Linguist Daniel Midgley is down with the kids on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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Peru: Baby lacks ID documents because his name contains unusual letter
http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-peru-baby-lacks-id-documents-because-his-name-contains-unusual-letter-103026
Of course, there are characters you can’t use in Australia, too.http://www.kidspot.com.au/chloe-renee-andre-need-apply-accents-baby-names-arent-allowed/
http://www.mccrindle.com.au/the-mccrindle-blog/baby-name-no-nos-rules-australia
Here’s the list of baby names that got Ben seeing red
http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/baby-names-2013/
Dr Timothy Jay talks about child swearing
http://www.npr.org/2014/04/20/304957688/like-little-language-vacuum-cleaners-kids-suck-up-swear-words
Jay and Jay (2013). A child’s garden of curses. (PDF)
https://www.mcla.edu/Undergraduate/uploads/textWidget/2891.00036/documents/Childrens_Cursing.pdf
Signing in babies does not accelerate language development, study suggests
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121004093155.htm
Does sign language make a difference?
http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/Does-Baby-Sign-Make-a-Difference-.aspx
When should you worry about language development? Ask a linguist.
http://linguistlist.org/ask-ling/lang-acq.cfm#worry
Entitlement, or the Age thereof
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/how-joe-hockey-ended-the-age-of-entitlement-20140516-zrfd1.html
Are we really living in the Age of Entitlement?
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/policy/are-we-really-living-in-the-age-of-entitlement/story-fn9hlxnq-1226912240631#
Yes, the Age of Entitlement is over. But don’t worry, everyone; Joe Hockey will be doing just fine.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/how-joe-hockey-ended-the-age-of-entitlement-20140516-zrfd1.html
Mitt Romney tried chipping away at this, too.
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4240
Aggrieved white male entitlement turns deadly
http://www.alternet.org/culture/santa-barbara-mass-shooting-elliot-rodger-and-aggrieved-white-male-entitlement-syndrome
Used to be that you were entitled to things, and it wasn’t a bad thing.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=entitle&allowed_in_frame=0
