9 Child Language, Theory of Mind, and the Role of Procedural Markers in Identifying Referents of Nominal Expressions

Author(s):  
Yuki Otsuka ◽  
Miho Shizawa ◽  
Ayumi Sato ◽  
Shoji Itakura

1976 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Berko Gleason ◽  
Sandra Weintraub

ABSTRACTThe acquisition of routines is one aspect of language development. Routines such as Bye-bye, in contrast to more referential language, appear to be among the earliest acquisitions and are congruent with the sensori-motor child's capacities. This study investigates performance of the highly constrained Hallowe'en Trick or treat routine in 115 children from 2 to 16 years of age. Changes in competence and the role of parental input are examined in relation to cognitive and social factors. (First routines; the Hallowe'en interaction; children's production; adult participation; adult metalanguage; implications for ethnographic research.)


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