Chomsky would be proud.

Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

 

The bane of existence for language theorists.

Kinds of Words in 50 word lexicon (Nelson)

General Nominals............(doggie, milk, car)............51%
Specific Nominals............(Mommy, Rover)............14%
Action words ..................(bye-bye, up, go)............13%
Modifiers.........................(big, mine) .......................9%
Personal/Social words......(please, no, ouch) ............8%
Function words ...............(what, where, is, to, for) ...4%

.....Koko..........

Bad Koko (Sexual Harrassment Lawsuit)

Koko Responds

Genie Speaks

“ Mike paint”
“Applesauce buy store”
“Neal come happy. Neal not come sad.”
“I like elephant eat peanut.”

Isabelle Speaks

“ Why does the paste come out if one upsets the jar?”
“What did Miss Mason say when you told her I cleaned my classroom?”

Chelsea Speaks:

“The small a the hat” ...................“Orange time car in”
“The boat sits water on” ..................“Breakfast eating girl”
“The girl is cone the ice cream shopping buying the man.”

Koko and Nim Chimpsky Speak

eye/hat = mask................cookie/rock = stale cookie

water/bird = duck ................juice/fruit = watermelon
"Give orange me give eat orange me eat orange give me eat orange give me you."

What horrifying disorder hides beneath this happy face?
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Asperger's Disorder

Recent changes in LD population

Geographic sensitivity to LDs

IQ ranges and outcomes for people with MR