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what time is it? fourteen o'clock. fourteen o'clock? Daddy have a watch. what? Daddy have a watch. Daddy has a watch? is it like that one? ouch. [trying to take watch off wrist] ouch. I can't say ouch. I can't take it off. dis way Mommy. may I see it? yes. dis another kind o' watch. oh what kind of watch is that? it's ...
b-s? I goin' get number. number two. number two? I can go to bed with number two. with number two? what time is that two o'clock? yeah. well what d' you do at twelve o'clock? wake up. you wake up at twelve o'clock? what d' you do at seven o'clock? play. you play. I turn de watch. are you winding it up? yes. what watch?...
oh no it will be fun for you to do. I can't. let's see what's in here. what d' you see? forks and knifes. what happen? Mommy where dis goes? it must be the top to the sugar dish. is that the sugar dish? no. where's [? where] de sugar dish? and a knife here. open the door. I caught. [means I'm caught] [spoon talking] ta...
what? tea rather. water. d' you wan' me put some milk? no just pretend. what I going to use? d' you know how to put the knives and forks and spoons on the table? I going eat some... make this your table. I going make the table on the floor. two spoons. two of them. I goin' in the drawer. in the drawer? I goin' put dem ...
dey not hot. they're not hot now? thank you Adam. I going turn some water for me. you turn the water on for you? yep. you want some forks. forks? alright. ouch! a fork hit me. I ready for my lunch. tired. my goodness Adam you tire very easily. what I should to eat? what I eat? you want some ice cream? Mommy we going ha...
I got some for you. thank you. you didn't ask Urs'la what she wanted. d' you have some ketchup for it? yeah. dose are ketchups. [nota benne] I bought some in 'e store. oh thank you. an' I goin' throw dem 'way. what will I use for ketchup tomorrow if you throw it away? two fork. how many spoons? four. [using toy tea set...
yes I'd like some tea. oh thank you. here's some rice. some rice? Mommy what you want? some tea? I have some tea thank you. you want some sugar? yes. Mommy le' me get de fork. I got... well there's another knife. Mommy let me cut it. are you cutting it for me? cutting some meat. oh. d' you wan' yours cut? why're you wa...
hamburger. thank you. I xxx goin' give you some tea. I carry some for me. you're carrying some for you. I goin' eat dem with xxx it's xxx plate. some what? some... I got some for me. Mommy eat it. I like hamburger. yeah. do I have any vegetables? yep. what kind of vegetables? I goin' give you some... some meat. oh I ha...
dat look like a tree. does it? dat look like a tree again. Mommy. d' you wanna tell Urs'la about the trees? I goin' show. [stands with legs wide apart] I saw some standing like dis. like a man. I saw a tree. the tree was shaped like that. Mommy eat it. don't you give Urs'la anything? I'd like a hamburger. somebody... i...
oh that's Cecilia downstairs. what dat? she's downstairs. what she doing? I think that must be the washing machine. Mommy stop talking. Mommy you want some tea? yes thank you. Mommy where my plate? you mean your saucer? yeah. I think you can find it. d' you have a cream pitcher too? no. I goin' get some... dose are lob...
in a store? yeah. was it moving? no. did you see it in the store? no. where did you see it? I see it on Barney house. at Barney's house. what was it like? like a lobster. d' you wan' me put dem up? I goin' put dose lobster up. dose are lobster. whoops. dis fall out. it's fell out. perhaps if you try it the other way it...
Mommy d' you wan' me serve... whoops. Mommy let it stand up. Mommy... d' you wan' me... Mommy where dis wanna go? d' you wan' me serve some. some tea? let's see if you know what these things are. what'd you put in this? some water. what would you put in there? some water juice. some water juice? what would you put in h...
yes it is a kind of plate. it's a saucer. saucer. I call it a saucer. call a saucer? a tea. teacup? yeah. Mommy what is dis a saucer? Mommy where dis go? I think it goes in there. d' you know what you put in that? yeah. what? sugar. Mommy what you put in dat? I think that's for tea or coffee or water. water. Mommy... o...
Mommy d' you wan' me put a pole on it? a what? a yyy pole. a jingle pole? what is that? from de park. from the park? yeah. is that where you got it? from a sing a song. from singing a song? I don't remember a song like that. Mommy d' you wan' me turn dat upside down? Adam where did you see the lobster? in the water? at...
I don't think so. why not they don't got some teeth? [why don't they have any teeth?] they don't need teeth. how dey can't talk? they don't talk like we talk. I think they talk to each other. yep they talk to each other. the peoples going jump in 'e boat. Mommy dey going to fish Mommy? they're going to jump in the boat...
yep. and some Adams. and some Adams! is there a fish named Adam? I saw one down 'n 'ere. you saw one down there named Adam? yeah. how could there be a fish named Adam? Adam. now let's go downstairs and see Celia. she's down there. she'll be up in a little while. where she went? she didn't go any place. what she doing? ...
I saw pencil. dis one. [spreads plastic balloon substance on pencil] dis going to ski. going to ski? well no it doesn't wanna ski. what kind of skiing? blue one ski. I going make a road. Adam that's very sticky. look in the bag and see what you find to write on. some games? what kind pencil? [a pen that writes red and ...
e o m groceries. what d' you want? [pretending to take his mother's order for groceries] some soap. you want some food with some soap in it? you want some... you going to the grocery store to get some food? what you want? what do I want? yep. ["writing" grocery order] I'd like a can opener. okay. and some Jello. okay. ...
potatoes. what you want? nothing? what you want? I need some peach jam. what you want? tomato soup. what you want? some macaroni. what you want? and two gallons of milk. what you want? and toothpaste. what you want? I think that's all I need today thank you. let me turn page for you? yes alright. what you want? some tw...
can I write down what you want? I want cereal baby soup. d' you wan' me turn another one? what else d' you want Adam? draw baby food for you. what else d' you need from the store? Mommy what you want? I don't think I need anything else thank you. you want some baby food for me? an' some you going buy some Paul food for...
I like a bunny day. I got enough. got enough. I want dis... [plays with two-color pen] what I like? what I do? what I like? push this one back and you choose another one. come out please. %add: pen point where de pencil go? which one did you choose Adam? what you want Mommy? I don't think I need anything else thank you...
green one. push the green one? what green one I use? push this up. help me. alright. put your finger on top of mine. where dat pencil go? where pencil go? it disappeared. do dis one. which one? push it down with me? hear a little click? a little click. Mommy. no no no. don't write on your arm. write on the paper. I goi...
you useta have a book about a tattooed man Adam. Jesus. [points to dots on paper] what book? what? Jesus. Mommy what book? let me write my arm. remember the circus parade and the tattooed man? can you draw a square? dis is a square. is that a square? you scratch me with my arm. oh I'm sorry. did I scratch you with your...
[finds Ursula's address book] open it please. d' you wan' me draw a picture in it? no not in that thank you. yep. [looking through pages] why she write? that's an address book. I write down how to get here. how to get here? how to get to your new house. mine. yes this is the first time I've been here. first you been he...
I goin' put a hole in it. a big hole. see a picture of you. a picture of me? that's a nice picture of me. I goin' tear another hole. you hafta hold it. I can cut it with a knife. watch me. I can... that's enough. Mommy what I goin' draw I better cut dis off. you better cut this off? I goin' do some. I goin'... alright....
no no Adam you may break the pen. I will cut. ups a '... I tear a pieces. I told you. there are some blue ones and some white ones but where are the yellow ones? dere [? they're] behind me. they're behind you? yeah. would you hand them to me? I been doing a game. I been... you want some coffee? okay. we doing the best....
look at dat. jingle. dat looks like a picture of a jingle. of a what? a sign say Adam Smith. a what? a sign say Adam Smith. the sign says Adam Smith. I goin' write another picture. oh here's a little table. I got a hole in it. an' a hole in it. careful not on the rug. it's going be clean. it's going to be what? it's go...
you don't have some too much? I got some too much. was that too much that time? no. no. don't write on the couch dear. Mommy use dis one. [pen] push down like dis. d' you push it like that? dis way. up. would you show me how? put it up. dat's right. an' push it. down. [making plastic balloons] you push down an' play wi...
it's a fourteen o'clock. is that late? no. it's supper. oh it's supper. Mommy I goin' pull it out. you don't needta pull it anymore. where's the other part of it? the other part is over here. show Cecelia how is works. [balloon popped] blow. [balloon popped] what dat noise? it popped. it said xxx. it said what? [Note "...
a green arm? what's a green arm? green eight arm it is going to pop. what dat noise? [balloon popped] what d' you think it was? a pop. yes. was it a big one or a small one? a big one. that was a big pop? pop pop pop. dere de pop go. gi' me another one. you don't need another do you? ?[stamps on balloon] I need some mor...
look at dat. I dropped em. I spilled dem. alright now. what're you going to draw? draw some cookies. one pop out. two pop out. green. down rains. over dat one. dat one. [showing his "drawing"] Mommy what is dat? what is it? Mommy tell me. tell you what I think it is? yes. it looks like a house. dis look like dat a hous...
what is that? a fish next a house. a fish next to the house? a fish with a bone on it. look at dat one. look at dat big fish cross. whoops a daisy. I goin' make a cross. Mommy look at dat big big a. dat a tall... [tries to attach drawing to wall] well let's draw and then we'll put your pictures up. I goin' put pictures...
Bob fish? iron fish. oh an iron fish. [ironing board has two irons on it facing each other] Mommy they talking. oh they're talking? each other. they're talking to each other? what're they saying? saying Mommy what you going to eat supper with? dat de boy dat de mommy. [pointing to two irons in turn] oh? what's the boy'...
you've got too much water on it maybe. just lick it a little. so it can get on. see? I goin' lick dis a little. dis can't stick Celia. goodbye. [noise of car brakes screeching outside] dat must be a you was dat bus. went away Mommy? that what? dat bus went away? that bus went away? yes. [Adam and his mother had waited ...
what kind o' game? uhhuh. Tommy's game. what? Tommy game. can I play? no. no? why? because sh... Shadow Gay. [leaves] told me. dat's right goodbye go. I goin' put some too much. I can't fix it. [adding stamps to page already filled with stamps] I think you hafta try another one Adam. try dis one. I goin' draw a picture...
[from one of Adam's books] here fat little duck. come back old truck. here fat little duck I made. I working so hard. yes you are. yeah. I goin' be all finished with you. what's funny? you. xxx again. dat silly. that looks like you're making a salad Adam. just like Mommy do. I goin' make a fish over here. Mommy she goi...
you what? I don't have Harvard Square bus. you don't like the Harvard Square bus? no. why not? because it's dirty. no it's not dirty. yeah. no busses are usually pretty clean. pretty dirty. no. yep. I goin' use it all up dem. [use up all the stamps] that's very pretty. Mommy what are dose? matches. they're matches? yep...
what would you like for your lunch? I want some macaroni. some macaroni? I'm afraid we don't have any macaroni. yep we have some macaroni. Mommy le' me play with dat. play with this? yeah. okay. Mommy what you picking up? macaroni. [pretend macaroni] here's some macaroni. I want some macaroni at supper. here's some mil...
very good. put me to bed. put you to bed? yes. here's a bed right here. night night have a nice nap. what is dis? [nameplate with David's name on it.] it's a sign. what dat sign came from Mommy? d o m. Mommy it's moves. it moves? Mommy what it's do? what d' you mean it moves? do. what does it do? yep. it has someone's ...
dat Robin? no that's Bellugi. that's David's last name like your last name is Smith. my name is Smith? mhm. Mommy I want some macaroni. you want some macaroni. I want gi' me some macaroni. I just gave you some more. gave some more. [food is still pretend] you have some more? [food is still pretend] I got enough. [food ...
yep. I got xxx enough for me serve my macaroni. Mommy put some more in it. alright. mm. Mommy gi' me some more macaroni. d' you wan' me lie down? xxx my fork. your fork? there it is. I got enough macaroni. alright. would you like anything else? yes. what? some macaroni at the table. [real not pretend food!] I want some...
would you like to pick the things up now? Urs'la want some. wants some too? wants [? want] some macaroni for me. Mommy want some Beefaroni for Adam. you didn't pick everything up. look behind you. I made a picture. I have some I've [? I] got enough. okay pick up the knife. we have another one. what about the book? and ...
look Adam they're all singing and dancing around. why dey singing? they're at a camp singing songs. let's go eat some lunch. [adjourn to dining room where Adam has crackers etc. for lunch] go! she going eat? peanut butter. hi. %add: baby Paul in his crib you goin' back today? okay go back. Cocoamarsh jar of Cocoamarsh....
go 'round the merry-go-round. ah that tastes good doesn't it Adam? mm. good merry-go-round. I want some. I want... jumping for joy aren't you? %add: baby Paul he jumping for joy. why Paul jumping for joy? he's happy. dis make it go round de merry-go-round. where's the merry-go-round? right here. one two. dat one dat tw...
what you do? what is dat? what you doing? Mommy you want some crackers? I don't think so thank you. yeah. you want some cheese. Mama crack... did you sing a song for Urs'la? did you sing Yankee Doodle? Yankee Doodle went to town. riding a what? pony. what'd he do? stuck a feather. where? right there. and what did he ca...
no. why not? no. no. no. oh what dat noise? de clock went off. [sings]. what Paul say? what he say? I don't know. he's talking to you about something. I got pepper. d' you like cheese Adam? mhm. what d' you have on your cracker? some peanut butter. is that your favorite kind? yep Mr Pickle peanut butter. why is that Mr...
I getting bigger. you're really getting very tall Adam. like you. like me yes. dat's stinky. [Cheese] stinky. dat xxx and stinky. me and stinky. what's on your glass Adam? Flintstones. oh Flintstones. Mr Flin'stone. Mommy let me watch Mr Flintstone. Mommy what? let me watch it. no you don't. [singing to cheese] no you ...
[breaks his cheese into many pieces] it's squeezing it so I can eat de pieces. look at my Cocoamarsh. Mommy let me watch some Cocoamarsh. how d' you watch Cocoamarsh? Cocoamarsh. is that on tv too? no. Mommy let me watch Zorex. Mommy let you watch what? Zorex. what? Zorex. Zorex. it's a drink you mix. watch Mommy make ...
downstairs? the little balcony where you play outside. de water. I saw friend two friend four friends. you saw some friends? yep. where was that? from de park down de street. did you meet some friends there? yeah meet some mans. oh you did? yeah. what was his name? I don't know. oh you don't know his name? yeah. what h...
you come back Urs'la. Mommy where de part go? where it went? what it do? I don't know. Mommy what you going to do? = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Adam/040401.cha = = = [A new child has appeared on the scene. His name is Diandra and he is three years old. The Smiths are taking him into their home and for a few months t...
I'm 'posed to knock dis down. hey Mommy. dat's how we do. no we having trouble. are you having trouble? yeah. thank you. [cries]. hey Grace Urs'la knocked the curtain down. [crying]. oh Adam. what're you doing? I'm so excited 'bout camera movies. I'll show you how we wind it up. you can do this part. look Grace. now is...
why you winding up by yourself? you help me. almost finished. dat winded up huh? [films] oh Paul and Adam. I think I'll [? I] get dis. look. Mommy look. [A small drink dispenser] I think we need a tray to set it on and a little bit of water. a tray. I wonder what dis for? something like a flat water pumper? hey Paul. h...
if you take it away she's gonna put you in dere too! oh you're taking your turn alright? Mommy dat's enough! alright. would you like some under here? lots a bubbles. would you like some Diandra? [says Diandra may stay with them for three months until he goes back to a psychiatrist] Grace Mommy. d' you want me... Mommy ...
have some water. just give me some. dere no more in dere. I'm going get me some more. you're spilling what you have. Mom now can I have some more? I didn't have some. I want some. all gone. Mommy I want some more. I want a full cup of dat. well I don't think there's any more in there. take it out then. Mom I want... Pa...
that's enough Adam. he can't hold that much. Paul you gonna get no more. Paul isn't gonna get no more. Paul isn't going get any more? no. why not? he eats too much. what're you doing? see? see what. Grace. I can't... hey Grace I can't handle dis too much. Grace I gonna eat dat much. no Diandra I don't think you need an...
no I don't think Paul needs any more. Paul you gonna get some. Mommy the bottom's falling off. [the bottom of the cup] Mommy his pants are falling off. [the bottom of the cup] put his pants on again. [the bottom of the cup] what is this? %add: Paul sock. sock. why can't you turn it? I can't turn it. when you have your ...
here Paul. Paul Douglas don't drink. Paul I'm going drink all of it. can I have something to play with? hey Grace. dat's important [zoo puzzle]. Billy and Dad... elephants trapeze. I see you bought some babies too. another plane. ado they come apart? I can't get dese apart. I know because the paper made it do that. Mom...
see the tiger's running out he gonna eat you. the what? tiger's gonna eat you. that's not a tiger. the lion's gonna eat you Grace. oh please don't let the lion eat me. okay lion don't eat Mommy. Mommy he's gonna kiss you. oh thank you lion. Mommy the trapeze lion's going up to a cage. Mommy he's going out of his cage r...
and Daddy's a daddy tiger. no Diandra don't put them down there. Mommy the tiger's gonna get out the cage. de tiger's getting out the cage Grace. [helping Paul do a puzzle] hey Grace the tiger's getting out de cage! oh don't come out tiger. Mommy the lion loves you. oh the nice lion. Adam you know better than to throw....
the elephant will stand up too. the lion? I don't know about the lion. how does dis flipper go? you take de holes out? yes. Mom I'm gonna keep dose holes and put em back in here when I finish. I don't know how dis stands up. I made it stand up. now can I have some more water? I'm thirsty. I got old cup I don't want dat...
what bell? when you close the book. dat's a l. Mommy what game is dat game? [looking at picture] you hit the bottom of the... the bottom of the what? and this goes way up if you're very strong and hits a bell. yay for you? yes. Mommy de man's locked in de cage. look. Mommy dis is mine. dat's Paul's. here Paul. oh Paul....
[whimpers]. Mommy Paul bother my elephant. dat's a xxx he's taking? car. that's no car that's firetruck. yes it is a car Mommy. a fire truck. Mom. Momma I'm tired. did you finish the puzzle? no. I'd like to see what it looks like. de man is locked up in a cage. oh he is. let's hope the lion doesn't come back and find t...
yes there's one on the other side. Mom de monkeys are mine and de elephant is too. see I got two. one two. where're you going? now what else is dis for? I got ten. d' you have another one on de other side? what else is dis one for? I see some more here. oh dere one. dere de elephant. dog. oh there is a dog on that page...
what kind of a foot toe is dis toe? dat's a toe. dose are two. is that a giraffe? yes. get off me. two giraffes. hey Mom I don't see no two. I wonder where dis came from? what about the monkey? de monkey's foot. okay now I think I have mines back. can I have mines back? yes you may have yours back. what did I have? you...
see de peanuts. dere some more for you. oh thank you. Mommy now de animals are getting ready to. go home. de animals are getting ready to go home. Mommy dey going home. [talking to Paul] Mommy dey going back to their land. where dey live. and de lion is too. and the lion's feet. Mommy bye. goodbye at the zoo. Mom I'm d...
he's little boy house? yeah. that's a door. %add: Diandra see you turn a handle. Mommy I'm thirsty. I want some more water. oh you are. you hafta work a little harder. [Adam and Ursula are alone in the room. Adam is serving drinks from the toy water cooler] oh I have plenty thank you. look. I'm gonna have the little on...
how 'bout some of dese? dis. I think I keep dis 'cause I don't have no clock. d' you think that's a clock? yes. a tire clock. see it has on a tire. [compass is inserted in small replica of tire] in case you wanna ride your car on it? yeah. and den you xxx go around and around. so... so I'm gonna get... okay. I still ha...
[fills a cup to the brim and over] whoops it's spilling over. oh Adam. Mommy look. what're you going to do about that Adam? I don know. pour some in another cup. why don't we clean up this tray? yeah. I don't want my cup dirty. you don't want your cup what? no. you're drying the cup? I'm gonna get some water for dinner...
[sing song] another Flupper nutter day. I never heard of a Flupper nutter. not me either. I heard of lots of Flupper nutters. you did? but I never heard of dem til a long time. you squeeze squeeze squeeze with a Flupper nutter. [Sing song] dat's what dey say on television. squeeze? yeah. you squeeze squeeze squeeze wit...
I'm gonna get... hey I think I get a lot from the bathroom. no I think that's enough Adam. Mommy it's full. I think I shake it a little so it. be a bigger... so it be a bigger what? I think I... I think I put this over here. [covers water on rug with towel] I think I get some more before... no. dat won't be enough. tha...
ahhah so you brought dis one back. that's a new one. how come you got it? can't open it. I'll start it for you. ?[goes out and returns with Mother, Paul and Diandra] wait Mommy. I have a tummy ache so I needed to wet so dat's how I had a tummy ache. I'm keeping the cups Grace. I'm keeping the cups. I got it started Ada...
just push this down. Mommy I goin' put the big one in. don't you suppose it goes like that? look I got... dis rubber band goes with it Grace. I don't know how it goes. I think I hafta take it to Urs'la. Paul you better not bother my jet. what time is it? time to go with my jet. it's ten quarter. it's ten quarter Mommy....
I don't know how it goes. I need the directions Adam. oh Grace she need the directions. what does it say? [reads directions aloud] hey don't bother... don't tear it. Diandra come over here. Mom it's not ten eight thirty. what happens at eight thirty? you're taking off at eight thirty? yeah. I'm not taking off at I'm ta...
Mommy your rug is wet see? oh that's alright. it'll dry out. it can fly. d' you wanna try Adam? oh Grace. I don't want dat on dere. well why don't you leave it on and then well alright. [removed tail of plane]? I guess that will still fly. hey look Mommy. Mommy when de airplane go upst up dere you tie if alright? alrig...
now I hafta try at another number. alright. ten thirty. dat's where it stopped. Mommy... tall tall tower. %add: Paul and Diandra Mommy here comes the airplane. I see. please pilot don't run into me. Mommy's gonna ride on your back. oh please don't ride on my back airplane. Mommy here's de airport. Adam d' you know what...
yes then they don't hafta use the compass. Mommy see a airplane turn dis around. no Paul that's his. where my paper cup? Momma where's my other paper cup? put them up there. no no that's Paul's dear. that's mine. de airplane doesn't know where it's going. that's right Diandra. %add: Diandra there's another one. %add: D...
yeah. what about today? is dis Ursula day? yes dis is Ursula's day. Mommy this is channel four look. [sees a four on the plane] that's right. channel four. is there a television on the airplane? d' you have television on airplanes? do you? yeah. what's dis on here for? that's the nose. de nose. why have a nose? airplan...
it won't stand up. when it's flying in the air you don't need wheels. no. look. where you going? now I think I get me... see what happens? see. can you get me a piece of paper? sure. I don't like black crayons I want a blue crayon. look. see I got a blue crayon. look I wonder what dis rubber band came from? no Adam had...
what else is dis? Mommy what's dis? what're you going to draw? airplane too? Mommy let him draw a airplane. Mommy. Paul you wan' 'a draw a tiger and a airplane? and a bear too? my friendly grizzly bear? dat's how de grizzly bear looks when it's snow time. how does he look when it's snow time? two wheels. airplane. two ...
no you're drawing for me aren't you? Mommy dat's yours over dere Mom. you can draw your own airplane. I thought you drew one for me. but dis... [whimpering and crying]. Paul you are de airplane man that takes care of my airplane. [takes Diandra and Paul out] [Ursula and Adam are alone in room] did you go to school yest...
maybe if you put it on the puzzle it would be easier wouldn't it? now. that's nice. this gonna be a new airplane. uhhuh. dis is a new one. awoh it's coming apart again. dat's a new jet airplane that has a xxx on. dat's a new b. dis airplane says a b on it. it has a Beetle? a b. a b? yeah see a b? a o. dat's look like m...
see Mommy dat's a octopus. %add: Ursula that's a what? dat's a octopus. why is that an octopus? it's about time to fly. gee don't stop at flying time. I'm gonna be ready to go to airplane. a ladder too. what is that Adam? it's has a ladder too. dat's no airplane. this is airplane. dis in case I get tired... I park my a...
no you can't. let's color dem. let's color it a little while so you can't see. you can't [? can] see all of it. can you show which is the wing? see the wing? but you can't see de wing up dere. de man drove them there. and now he's taking de ladder off see? who's on the airplane now? nobody's on it. nobody? no it's lock...
a little black too. dat's how Captain Bob draws. what? dat's how Captain Bob draws. and den he covers it up blue. I've never seen him. why do you come over and see him? oh thank you. when is he on early in the morning? yeah. today. did you see him already today? tomorrow. how would tomorrow be? tomorrow would be fine. ...
yes on Trowbridge Street. oh yes. and I useta come and visit you. now I live somewhere else. d' you know where you live? no. dat's Adam Gil Smith. ["writing"his name] want me to write your name on dere? yes would you please? okay. d' you know how to spell it? is your name h? u. u. what else? r. r. s. s. i. i. e. e. tha...
a. h a. d. d. a. a. m. m. there it is. see my name is a m Adam. that's right. you like that? now let's do the airplane not letting the wheels down. see the wheels? how do you get the wheels down? just de doors open and den dey fall out and den it's tied and den dey go up again see? see dem going up? oh yes. how d' you ...
now here's a dot here. a dog? a dot. a dart? yeah wheels. oh that's a wheel. I'm gonna make it this is my dot maker. that's your dot maker. dat's why I took dem off to take home. see I'm gonna make some. more wheels. see this makes one big. now I'm making another one with dis one in 'e middle. I'm coloring dis in. dis ...
this one? no. this one. this one? what color is that? yellow. I like yellow. that's Robin's favorite color too. that's my favorite color too. dat me and everybody's color. blue doesn't go with dis. no? hey I think I can make something. I think I make it. [looking in Ursula's bag] what d' you need? a book to make how it...
what's dat? I don't wan' 'a make dat one I wan' 'a make the other one. dis one I wan' 'a make. I could make a bird. I don't see no birds in here. [looking in origami book] you can make another one. what other one? no you could make a bird out of dis. out of this piece? yep. so you can make another one. [sneezes]. dat's...
you hafta fold it to be a wing. you fold it to be a wing. I don't know how to do it. [telephone rings] look. [telephone rings] what kind o' bird is dis? [telephone rings] should we get the telephone? I should get it. [comes in] Grace she said I'm gonna get it. no no Daddy answered it. Mommy I 'vited her for dinner. you...
see I can't lift it up it falls back down. see? it's hurt you. [tells Mother about Adam's invitations] ha' Grace. haha I tricked Grace. I tricked Mommy. I like Mommy. I'm glad you do. Mommy she gonna stay here. for two weeks. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Adam/020918.cha = = = [This is the second session which includ...
did you write a pencil Adam? [grabs Cromer's pen. aft grabs Cromer's pen]. what is that Adam? glue. what? glue. glue? glue yes. [still referring to color slide] let me see that Adam. is there a picture on it? no. picture on other one. picture on the other one? yes. but there wasn't one on that. no. what dat come from? ...
oh well it's not lunch time you don't hafta have lunch. have sandwich too. hm? xxx sandwich too. sandwich too? yeah. it's not time. tired. are you tired? yes. you are? oh my goodness. it's terribly early in the morning to be so tired. no. no? here. dere one for you. [gives book to Ursula] well what do you want her to d...
[looking at book] bow and arrow. map map. [showing Cromer map in book] get tongue out. [takes off shoe] goodbye. [goes out into the hall] goodbye. what de do dat for? hm? dat for? are you going to bring it in? goodbye. [comes back into room and hands Ursula empty tape box] oh thank you Adam. don't put tape in. don't pu...
stuck with the record? is nice. nice outside nice outside nice outside. it's nice outside. go dis way. [Adam fell down] fell down. set down watch me. [puts Humpty Dumpty on bench] sit down an' watch me. you want Humpty Dumpty to sit down and watch you? yeah. dat's my steam sh'... oh it's a steam shovel now. put on it. ...
if you put one foot on the floor you can push it. yeah. like that now push. want me get out? yes. now bring it over to here. you pull it over here first. you pull dat way. [brings wagon to Ursula] dat way. [brings wagon to Ursula] pull me. what shall I do? pull me ride. [gets one pillow from couch and puts it in the wa...
oh you push yourself. why don't you get out and give Humpty Dumpty a ride? give me ride. no. give me ride. you might go to sleep. give me ride. where's your magazine? do you have a story about Humpty Dumpty? no. you you shame. shame of me. shame for you. you. xxx sand. what's that Adam? dump truck. dump truck does what...
pink. pink pie. a what? pick trailer. piece of a trailer? yes. open your. give my pen. [grabbing Cromer's pen] Adam! dis one go in 'ere. [put something in fold of Cromer's pad] move it other one. you use it. what? what? [puts pen inside of wagon handle] mail. are you mailing it? go back xxx me. [one pencil into the wag...
[one pencil into the wagon handle] what? an' work an' play. and work and play? and push it. power shovel power shovel power shovel. power shovel? lots of dirt. [Adam's initial i's would like y's and that is not clear. sounds like "yawss"] huh? lots of dirt. lost your what? dirt. what happened to the pen? [Adam had "put...
look. button. what dat noise huh [? hon']? what noise? Urs'la. she didn't make any noise. who what den? who what? who den? [picks up Ursula's travel clock] you. [picks up Ursula's travel clock] what is that Adam? clock. you do it. [asking Ursula to wind it up] what dat noise? [of clock ticking] listen to it. what de tu...