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Publication details [#8018]

Ringler, Norma M., Karen Melillo and Lynn Stienke. 1982. Development of meaning through parent-child interaction. In St.Clair, Robert N. and Walburga Von Raffler-Engel, eds. Language and cognitive styles: Patterns of psycholinguistic development. Swets and Zeitlinger. pp. 283–291.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

adult-child conversation | context of L1-acquisition | meaning, L1-acquisition of

Annotation

The speech patterns of 10 lower-class mothers and their 2-year-olds are analyzed to determine the relationship between meanings expressed as verbal interaction in social contexts and the acquisition of language.