English 2033E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Numeracy, Hey Diddle Diddle, Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
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Dennis lee, alligator pie: p. 10: bouncing song . Strawberry, chocolate, vanilla: p. 16: bed song . And throw him into beds: p. 24: the special person . She bit me on the knee once, cause i. And then i sent her in the hall, And lynn can have my crib, or else. She"ll maybe sleep next door: p. 32: tricking . And i threw it all over the tray. And he says, don"t you drink from that cup! . So i trick him and drink it all up! **traits listed are what makes these nursery rhymes memorable. Humpty dumpty: rhythm, obvious song-like rhythm to it, nonsense words, children don"t know the full english language knowing what the words mean is besides the point, it"s more about what they sound like. Adults have a larger understanding of the language. Little miss muffet: polysyllabic rhyme rhyming words that have more than one syllable is easier to recognize than rhyming one-syllable words.
