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Publication details [#8803]

Shatz, Marilyn and Rochel Gelman. 1973. The development of communication skills: Modifications in the speech of young children as a function of listener.

Publication type

Working paper

Publication language

English

Keywords

adaptation in L1-acquisition | communicative competence, L1-acquisition of | hearer

Annotation

A study of the 4-year-old's ability to adjust to a listener. The results are compared with previous work, and the implications of speaker-listener interaction for the process of language acquisition are considered.