Language Development: New Directions
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- developmental issues
- Published by S. Karger AG in Human Development
- Vol. 22 (4) , 263-269
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000272447
Abstract
New developments in the field of child language acquisition are reviewed. Research and theory are increasingly emphasizing the role of communication and dialogue in the acquisition of language. This is typified by work on precursors to dialogue in infancy, the development of communicative intent, and the importance of cognitive over syntactic strategies of language processing by the young child. Longitudinal research displaying continuity of communication patterns through early childhood is beginning to emerge. Additionally, concepts currently utilized by child language researchers may now be applied by developmental psychologists towards the study of communicative interaction throughout the life cycle.Keywords
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