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Publication details [#4267]

Halliday, M.A.K. 1975. Learning how to mean. In Lenneberg, Eric H. and Elizabeth Lenneberg, eds. Foundations of language development: A multidisciplinary approach. Academic Press. pp. 239–265.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

culture | functionalism | functionality | meaning, L1-acquisition of

Annotation

H. approaches the learning of meaning in functional, sociolinguistic terms (as opposed to the predominant psycholinguistic orientation). The concrete meanings expressed in everyday situations are said, because of the functional basis of language, to be the primary source for a child's building up the context of culture.

Reprints

Halliday, M.A.K. 1975. Language development studies/Learning how to mean. In Halliday, M.A.K., ed. Learning how to mean: Explorations in the development of language. E. Arnold. pp. 1-7–37-59.