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Publication details [#8839]
Shotter, John. 1978. The cultural context of communication studies: Theoretical and methodological issues. In Lock, Andrew, ed. Action, gesture and symbol: The emergence of language. Academic Press. pp. 43–78.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
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Annotation
It is suggested that the developmental process which the author calls 'progressive rationalization of action' is embedded in the communications which take place between an infant and those others in his or her society who are already (relatively) autonomous individuals.