INTELLECT.
Speech.—Progress in understanding; orders executed with surprising accuracy (142). Strength of word-memory; facility of articulation; spontaneous utterance of pss, ps, ptsch, pth; pa-ptl-dä-pt; greeting with hāā-ö, ada and ana. Singing, rollo, mama, mämä, etc. More certainty in reproducing sounds: "pst, anna, otto, lina," etc. Three-syllabled words correctly repeated, a-ma-ma, a-pa-pa (143). Words too hard are given back with tapĕta, pĕta, pta, ptö-ptö or rateratetat. Ja ja and nein nein, with da and bibi and mimi, used properly in request. Cry of pain a strong contrast with the crowing for joy (144).
TWENTY-THIRD MONTH.
SENSES.
Sight.—Seeing Near and Distant Objects.—Ninety-sixth week, does not appreciate distance (56).
WILL.
Imitative Movements.—Imitative impulse seems like ambition; ceremonious movements imitated (291).
Expressive Movements.—Kiss given as a mark of favor (306). Striking hands together in applause and desire for repetition (319). Tears of sorrow instead of anger; tries to move chair to table, etc. (324).
INTELLECT.
Joy at seeing playthings after absence of eleven and a half weeks (8). Concept of "cup" not sharply defined (16). Use of adjective for the first spoken judgment (96).