C_S_D 3020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Joint Attention, Locutionary Act, Eye Contact
10 Jul 2016
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The communicative function of language: language is used for communication. Isolated children do not learn language: however, one can communicate without language. Perlocutionary phase: the period during which children affect the listener even though they are not intentionally conveying a message. Although the baby may not intend to communicate, signals begin to have meanings due to shared experiences between child and caregiver. Illocutionary phase: the period during which children communicate intentionally, but nonlinguistically. Locutionary phase: the period when child uses words to refer to things in order to convey intentions. Perlocutionary phase: child has an effect on the listener, although s/he may not have the intention to communicate. Crying, cooing, and babbling of a young infant are communicative from the caregiver"s point of view, but they may not be intentional communication from the infant"s point of view. About 10 months of age, children may not be able to produce words, but they do intentionally convey messages to their caregivers.
