Publications

Publication details [#2780]

Dore, John. 1983. Feeling, form, and intention in the baby's transition to language. In Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick, ed. The transition from prelinguistic to linguistic communication. L. Erlbaum. pp. 167–190.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

child | emotion | intention | onset of verbal behavior

Annotation

D. argues that while affect is the primary dimension of early communication, it is the cross-personal dialogue of affect (i.e. social interaction) that is most crucial for language emergence. Some illustrative analyses are presented.