Language in interaction :: studies in honor of Eve V. Clark /

It is generally assumed that adults learn how to talk with children in a special style called child-directed speech. But this cannot be the whole story. Each child's ability to speak and understand is a moving target, changing yearly, weekly, even daily. How could adults adapt to these changes?...

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Weitere Verfasser: Arnon, Inbal (HerausgeberIn), Casillas, Marisa (HerausgeberIn), Kurumada, Chigusa (HerausgeberIn), Estigarribia, Bruno (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2014]
Schriftenreihe:Trends in language acquisition research ; v. 12.
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Zusammenfassung:It is generally assumed that adults learn how to talk with children in a special style called child-directed speech. But this cannot be the whole story. Each child's ability to speak and understand is a moving target, changing yearly, weekly, even daily. How could adults adapt to these changes? Evidence shows that in conversation both adults and children try to establish, as they go along, the mutual belief that they have understood each other well enough for current purposes. It is this process, called grounding, that allows adults to infer the child's current abilities and to adapt their spe.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 358 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027269256
9027269254
1306977592
9781306977593
ISSN:1569-0644 ;

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