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Publication details [#4277]

Halliday, M.A.K. 1979. Development of texture in child language. In Myers, Terry, ed. The development of conversation and discourse. Edinburgh UP. pp. 72–87.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

coherence, L1-acquisition of | conversation, L1-acquisition of

Annotation

H. describes the development of conversation from post-natal 'acts of communication' to the later pre-verbal 'acts of meaning'. As the child moves into the mother tongue, 'acts of meaning' begin to have the property referred to as texture.