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Publication details [#1823]

Bruner, Jerome S. 1985. The role of interaction formats in language acquisition. In Forgas, Joseph P., ed. Language and social situations. Springer. pp. 31–46.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

adult-child conversation | context of L1-acquisition

Annotation

B. argues that language acquisition depends on the mother and infant creating a predictable format of interaction that can serve as a microcosm for communicating and for constituting a shared reality.