New Perspectives in Early Communicative Development
Published on 24. June 1993
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-415-07639-5 (ISBN)
Description
Since the 1970s researchers in the communicative development of infants and small children have rejected traditional models and have begun to explore the complex, dynamic properties of communicative exchanges. This study proposes a new and advanced frame of reference to account for the growing body of experimental work on the emergence of the communication processes. Communication development in the early years of life undergoes both universal processes of change and variations linked to the characteristics and qualities of different social contexts. The book presents key issues in communication research which were either re-visited (intentional communication, imitation, symbolic play) or newly introduced (co-regulation, the role of emotions, shared meaning) in recent years. It goes on to provide an account of communication as a context-bound process, deriving from the work of Wallon and Vygotsky. This includes studies showing differences in communication between infants, compared with those with adults which have important methodological implications.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
28 tables, 21 line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-07639-5 (9780415076395)
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Content
Part I General Processes: 1. Two principles of communication - co-regulation and framing, Alan Fogel 2. Intersubjective vocal imitation in early mother-infant interaction, Giannis Kugiumutzaki 3. The function of emotions in early infant communication and development, Colwyn Trevarthen 4. The development of intentional communication - a re-analysis, Luigia Camaioni 5. Communication and the development of symbolic play - the need for a pragmatic perspective, Michel Deleau 6. Imitation and toddlers' achievement of co-ordinated action with others, Carol O. Eckerman 7. What makes immediate imitation communicative in toddlers and autistic children? Jacqueline Nadel and Anne Peze. Part II Communication in different social contexts: 8. The social construction of meaning in early infant-parent and infant-peer relations, Luigia Camaioni 9. The structures of peer participation in shared activity - frameworks for acquiring communicative knowledge, Grace Wales Shugar 10. Effects of adult presence on communicative behaviour among toddlers, Biran Mertan et al 11. Contributions of actor and partner to dyadic interaction in toddlers - a longitudinal study, Cornelis F.M. van Lieshout et al 12. Constructing social communication with peers - domains and sequences, Carollee Howes et al.