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Publication details [#6815]

Miller, Max and Jürgen Weissenborn. 1979. Pragmatische Voraussetzungen für den Erwerb lokaler Referenz. In Martens, Karin, ed. Kindliche Kommunikation: Theoretische Perspektiven, empirische Analysen, methodische Grundlagen. Suhrkamp. pp. 61–75.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

German

Keywords

discourse organization, L1-acquisition of | given vs. new information, L1-acquisition of | reference, L1-acquisition of | space deixis, L1-acquisition of

Annotation

M. and W. suggest that in order to acquire local reference, a child has to solve four problems: the distinction old vs. new information, establishing a common world of discourse, the internal structuring of this world of discourse, and the meaning of referential expressions.