Primary Relationships and the Symbol Situation
Primary Relationships and the Symbol Situation
This chapter discusses the nature of what children confronting language must learn and the role of their relationships with caregivers in this transition. Topics covered include language development in the context of caregiver relationships, shared meaning prior to language, the development of joint attention, various forms of interaction, the formation of symbolic vehicle-referent relationships, shared perceptual and representational meanings, and dynamic schematizing.
Keywords: language development, shared meaning, joint attention, vehicle-referent relationships, perceptual meaning, representational meaning, dynamic schematizing
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