Some observations of language of my daughter

1.
Prakriti is now 3¾ years old. She can speak well in Hindi but still, yesterday she just said to me – GAPUGI TEPANA.
I asked to clarify – What?
She repeated the same; I realized that these were meaningless word. So in response of that I also said some meaningless word – TEPULI JHEPULI.
Then she reiterated the same words but this time she added a word “teddy bear” and pointed to the teddy bear. As if she wanted me to give it to her.
Now I thought she wanted to develop anew language as she has been hearing other then Hindi which she makes at time meaning of only fewer words.
I also spoke in the same way and said to her ‘TEPULI JHEPULI the teddy bear” and pointed to the teddy bear.
She now said – Yes.
I just gave it to her. She took it and start playing.


2.
Long back when she was of 3 year old. Once she called me out. She was holding a ball in her hand. She asked me to go little far away and said to me (in Hindi)– “Papa, Main Gend Fekungi Tum Katchana”(I will throw the ball you catch)
I said okay and played with her. But I was stunt by the term “Katchana” . I know she can never hear this term. It was largely Hindi atmosphere at my house she only hear English in audio visual media around. That to very minimal as I do not have TV at home.
So Let me think what she might have been doing to be able to speak this term
She might have heard the verb catch and by various context she has understood the meaning of it. Then she has also learn from n number of sentences that how and when to use the suffix in hindi verb “Na”, “Ta” etc and what does that mean when added.
I am sure nothing of this kind of grammar of language is taught throughout the word for any and a child of the age 3 (at least)learn by her own.

Pramod Maithil