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1 online resource (vi, 394 pages) |
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Trends in language acquisition research, 1569-0644 ; 10 |
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Trends in language acquisition research ; 10.
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| Contents |
Pragmatic Development in First Language Acquisition; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction: An overview of research on pragmatic development; Pragmatic foundations; Moving to the conventional; A focus on reference; Non-literal language use; Organising and marking information; Perspectives on pragmatic development; Discussion; Directions for future research; References; The communicative infant from 0-18 months: The social-cognitive foundations of pragmatic development; Introduction; Birth to nine months: Dancing the tango with a hat stand? |
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The caregiver's contribution: Scaffolding in dyadic communicationThe infant's contribution: Early behaviours and preferences; Imitative behaviour ; A preference for affect; A preference for contingency; A preference for eye contact; The nine month revolution?; Joint Attention; Responding to Joint Attention: Gaze following; Initiating Joint Attention: Pointing and vocalizing; Understanding intentions; Future directions; References; The development of speech acts; 1. Introduction; 2. The origins of Speech Act Theory; 3. The emergence of speech act repertoires |
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3.1 Speech acts and the transition from the pre-linguistic to linguistic stage3.2 Longitudinal analysis of speech act emergence ; 3.3 Later emerging speech acts and associated features; 4. The relationship between form and function; 4.1 Direct and indirect speech acts; 4.2 The interaction between form and function in early child speech; 5. Future research; 6. Conclusion; References; Turn-taking; Introduction; Conversation with children; Contingency; Asking and answering questions; Question and answer types; Repairs; Timely turn-taking; Summary; References |
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Conversation Analysis and pragmatic developmentIntroduction; The essence of CA: Turn-taking and sequence organisation; Method, data and analytic approach; Analysis and discussion; General discussion ; References; Appendix; Ontogenetic constraints on Grice's Theory of Communication; 1. What is a theory of communication?; 1.1 What is a communicative intention?; 2. Grice's Theory of Communication and pragmatic development; 3. Representing communicative intentions; 3.1 The problem of higher-order thoughts ; 3.2 The problem of belief; 3.3 The problem of inferring goals |
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4. Potential solutions to the problem of grasping communicative intent4.1 Modular approaches to communication: Relevance and Pedagogy; 4.1.1 Relevance Theory; 4.1.2 Pedagogy; 4.2 Non-modular approaches to the cognition of communicative intent; 4.3 Expressive Communication; 5. The anti-cognitivist complaint; References; Two pragmatic principles in language use and acquisition; Pragmatic principles; Convention, contrast, and children ; Playing the original word game; Conclusion; References; Learning conventions and conventionality through conversation; What is meant by conventionality? |
| Summary |
"Pragmatic development is increasingly seen as the foundation stone of language acquisition more generally. From very early on, children demonstrate a strong desire to understand and be understood that motivates the acquisition of lexicon and grammar and enables ever more effective communication. In the 35 years since the first edited volume on the topic, a flourishing literature has reported on the broad set of skills that can be called pragmatic. This volume aims to bring that literature together in a digestible format. It provides a series of succinct review chapters on 19 key topics ranging from preverbal skills right up to irony and argumentative discourse. Each chapter equips the reader with an overview of current theories, key empirical findings and questions for new research. This valuable resource will be of interest to scholars of psychology, linguistics, speech therapy, and cognitive science"--Publisher's description |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Pragmatics.
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Children -- Language.
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Child development.
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Language acquisition.
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Psycholinguistics.
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Child Development
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Language Development
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Psycholinguistics
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pragmatics.
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psycholinguistics.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
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Child development
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Children -- Language
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Language acquisition
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Pragmatics
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Psycholinguistics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Matthews, Danielle, editor
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| ISBN |
9789027270443 |
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9027270449 |
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