Publications
Publication details [#8840]
Shugar, Grace Wales. 1976. Text-constructing with an adult: A form of child activity during early language acquisition. In Drachman, Gaberell, ed. Akten des 1. Salzburger Kolloquiums über Kindersprache. G. Narr. pp. 343–356.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
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Annotation
S. suggests that the basic linguistic operations that a child learns to master (i.e. substitution and conjunction) can be used successfully only with the help of an internal representation of 'abstract' situations, which enable the child to cope with states of affairs or 'real' situations.