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Publication details [#1692]

Braunwald, Susan R. and Richard W. Brislin. 1979. On being understood: The listener's contribution to the toddler's ability to communicate. In French, Patrice L., ed. The development of meaning. Bunka Hyoron. pp. 71–113.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

adult-child conversation | comprehension | conventionality | early childhood | hearer

Annotation

B. and B. argue that the success of toddler-communication is listener-dependent to the extent that the listener's ability to comprehend compensates for the paucity of the child's 'conventional' language.