Development of the Intention to Communicate

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The development of the intention to communicate is examined. The process through which prelanguage infants learn to use communication as a goal is related to the coordination of three dimensions of causal knowledge, i.e., knowledge of means-end relationships, objective causality, and knowledge of causal agents. A development model of intention is proposed which identifies components of intention formation and intentional behavior which develop gradually in a hierarchical fashion related to causal development. Using this model as a conceptual framework, interpretations and predictions about communication development are made.

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