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Chalkley, Mary Anne. 1982. The emergence of language as a social skill. In Kuczaj, Stan A. II, ed. Language development. L. Erlbaum. pp. 75–111.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

acquisition of non-verbal behavior | functions of language | onset of verbal behavior | social development

Annotation

An examination of social functions in pre-verbal and early verbal behavior leads to the conclusion that, with the advent of language, children immediately put it to use to serve not only old but new social functions.