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Publication details [#7732]

Premack, David. 1970. A functional analysis of language. Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behavior 14 : 107–125.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

functionalism | functions of language, teaching of

Annotation

P. argues that in order to have a psychological theory of language, the structural emphasis must be replaced by a functional one. A recipe for teaching language functions is proposed.

Reprints

Schiefelbusch, Richard L. and John H. Hollis. 1979. In Schiefelbusch, Richard L. and John H. Hollis, eds. Language intervention from ape to child. University Park Press. pp. 229–259.