Language Development Investigation

My own language investigation into my own language development

First word - When asking my mum what my first word was she told me that it was 'mummy' however I did not pronounced it like that till I was slightly older and began pronouncing it 'mumma' when I first starting speaking. I then started saying 'nanna' and then 'dadda' and gradually gained more words.

Common sayings -

Are there any conscious decisions behind your language development? – from a young age my parents brang me up to never use bad words or swear words. This has impacted my language now as like some people have been brought up using bad or taboo language I have not used this and therefore do not use it as much as some other people.

Favourite books – as a child I used to enjoy reading the horrid henry books. I also used to enjoy reading Disney books.

Who did you read with – when I was younger I used to spend time reading with my mum if she was at home but because I spent a lot of time with my nan and my mum and dad worked full time I used to enjoy reading books with her.

What are you early memories of speaking and reading -

What do you remember of speaking or reading in early years - When I was younger I remember finding reading and English difficult and struggled with this at school in the early years. However as I became older this was not an issue and began reading higher level books as they called it in the younger years of school.