Children Talking
The Development of Pragmatic Competence
Published on 12. May 1997
Book
Hardback
112 pages
978-1-85359-394-9 (ISBN)
Description
Comprises papers at the Child Language Seminar held at the University of Durham in March 1996. The seminar focused on social dimension of children's developing language and was attended by delegates from a variety of backgrounds and interests, including teachers, linguists, psychologists, speech therapists and a number of postgraduates. All of the papers are based on empirical research. Each focuses on a particular aspect of the children's developing sociolinguistic strategies and pragmatic competence. The book should be of interest to those interested in children and their language development.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Channel View Publications Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 168 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
328 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85359-394-9 (9781853593949)
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Linda Thompson was a primary school teacher for many years before becoming a teacher educator. She is currently Senior Lecturer at the University of Durham, UK, on leave to the Department of English Language & Literature at the National University of Singapore. Her main research interests are in the field of young children learning language(s). Books include: The Teaching of Poetry: European Perspectives (Cassell, 1996) and Children Talking: The Development of Pragmatic Competence (Multilingual Matters, 1997).
Content
Linda Thompson: Editorial
Linda Thompson: The Development of Pragmatic Competence: Past Findings and Future Directions for Research
Alison Sealey: 'Who do You Think You Are?': Four Children's Sociolinguistic Strategies in the Negotiation of Self
Janet Maybin: Story Voices: The Use of Reported Speech in 10-12-year-olds' Spontaneous Narratives
Lynne Cameron: Discourse Context and the Development of Metaphor in Children
Peter Millward: Children Constructing Dramatic Contexts
Zazie Todd: Metaphor, Play and Drama: The Role of the Symbolic in the Development of Sociolinguistic Competence
Amanda Hampshire: The Development of Sociolinguistic Strategies: Implications for Children with Speech and Language Impairments
Debate
Linda Thompson: The Development of Pragmatic Competence: Past Findings and Future Directions for Research
Alison Sealey: 'Who do You Think You Are?': Four Children's Sociolinguistic Strategies in the Negotiation of Self
Janet Maybin: Story Voices: The Use of Reported Speech in 10-12-year-olds' Spontaneous Narratives
Lynne Cameron: Discourse Context and the Development of Metaphor in Children
Peter Millward: Children Constructing Dramatic Contexts
Zazie Todd: Metaphor, Play and Drama: The Role of the Symbolic in the Development of Sociolinguistic Competence
Amanda Hampshire: The Development of Sociolinguistic Strategies: Implications for Children with Speech and Language Impairments
Debate