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Victor, "Wild Boy" is discovered
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Chomsky says syntax is central to language aquisition
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Genie was born
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Clark's (Genie's father) mother dies in a car accident.
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Clark (Genie's father) commits suicide
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Genie becomes public
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Genie in a hospital being observed
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Scientists fighting over Genie and making decisions about her future
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Curtiss meets Genie for the first time and the study of linguistics is brought in.
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Genies leaves the hospital and moves in with Jean Butler, her teacher.
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Genies moves in with Dr. Rigler and his family.
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Curtiss notices that Genie is "listening".
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Genie gets involved and moves to the music.
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Genie understands "W" questions but cannot produce her own.
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Miner files to be Genie's legal guardian
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Miner is granted guardianship of Genie.
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Rigler speaks at a conference in Hawaii where he reports on Genie.
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Rigler asks for additional money to continue his research with Genie.
Fall 1973 -
Genie told a lie which shows she was able to "fantasize verbally and to manipulate (p. 129)".
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No more money was granted to Rigler
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Rigler wrote a letter to the hospital telling of Genie's progress. He then gives her up to foster care after receiving no addtional funds. Genie goes back to live with her mother, Irene.
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Irene put Genie in a 'home" where she digressed.
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Greenen, a social worker, filed a complaint saying Miner was not a good legal guardian and that guardianship should be transferred.
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Curtiss' dissertation published into a book
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Curtiss no longer allowed to work with Genie.
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Curtiss wrote a letter to Miner to complain about Genie's situation and unhappiness.
Late 1977/ beginning of 1978 -
Irene again in charge of Genie.
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Rigler in court trying to get money for his time taking care of Genie.
November/December 1978
