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Pragmatic Development in First Language AcquisitionEdited by Danielle Matthews
[Trends in Language Acquisition Research 10] 2014
► pp. 53–70
Turn-taking
Conversation is a structured, joint action for which children need to learn a specialized set skills and conventions. Because conversation is a primary source of linguistic input, we can better grasp how children become active agents in their own linguistic development by studying their acquisition of conversational skills. In this chapter I review research on children’s turn-taking. This fundamental skill of human interaction allows children to gain feedback, make clarifications, and test hypotheses at every stage of development. I broadly review children’s conversational experiences, the types of turn-based contingency they must acquire, how they ask and answer questions, and when they manage to make timely responses.
Published online: 26 June 2014
https://doi.org/10.1075/tilar.10.04cas
https://doi.org/10.1075/tilar.10.04cas
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