The Development of Kaspar Hauser Edition and Use of Language

The Development of Kaspar Hauser: Edition and Use of Language Introduction ============ Mankind has always been infatuated by people who are orphans, refugee children whose parents have died. There is an interest in people who don’t have parents, how do they become a member of society? What language would they speak? Kaspar Hauser was an enigma. Where did he come from? Why was he killed? He received attention from Napoleon, emperors speculated about him and countless books have been written about him. This thesis will be looking at his development, social developments, and mental developments. It will touch on his identity. The main focal point will be how he acquires language, and how it†¦show more content†¦This boy was left in my house the 7th day of October, 1812 and I am myself a poor day-labourer, who have also ten children, and have enough to do to maintain my own family†¦ since 1812 I have never suffered him to take a single step out of my house† His physical and mental attributes when he was found ==================================================== Kaspar did not know how to use his fingers. He walked as an infant only in the process of learning. He walked by placing both the ball and the heel of the foot down at the same time. He had an abnormality of the bone structure of the knee as if the knee had never been bent. He hated meat and alcohol, preferring bread water. He referred to people as â€Å"bua† and animals ass â€Å"ross† – a word meaning, â€Å"horse†. He paid no attention to chiming bells at first, but eventually began to notice their sound. He was, therefore capable of speech, but it was mainly incoherent. He was able to tell the mayor that he had lived in a cell in Nuremberg all his life and he did not know if it had been day or night. When he awoke, he would find water and bread, sometimes the water had a bad taste so he would sleep for long periods of time. Kaspar had acquired some language, but nit in a voluntary, interactive way, what he could say had obviously been drummed into h im. He repeatedly said â€Å"Ein Reiter willShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesOrganizational Behavior This page intentionally left blank Organizational Behavior EDITION 15 Stephen P. Robbins —San Diego State University Timothy A. Judge —University of Notre Dame i3iEi35Bj! Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Director of Editorial Services: