Child's Talk: Learning to Use Language
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To carry out his investigations, Bruner went to "the clutter of life at home," the child's own setting for learning, rather than observing children in a "contrived video laboratory." For Bruner, language is learned by using it. An central to its use are what he calls "formats," scriptlike interactions between mother and child--in short, play and games. What goes on in games as rudimentary as peekaboo or hide-and-seek can tell us much about language...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393953459
ISBN13:9780393953459
Release Date:March 1985
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:146 Pages
Weight:0.37 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.3" x 7.7"
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Language Acquisition
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
An easy to read explanation of Bruner's theory of language acquisition. Although based on infants learning to speak the theory could also apply to older people learning a second language.
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