The pragmatic system consists of the rules for appropriate and communicatively-effective
language use. This book provides an integrated view of the acquisition of the various …

Using research on the purely social face‐to‐face exchange, we examine patterns of mother—
infant interaction and their relevance for the presymbolic origins of self and object …

Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience to better understand emotion. We are hardwired to
connect with one another, and we connect through our emotions. Our brains, bodies, and …

Three untested hypotheses are central to the theory of Brazelton and colleagues about the
sequential structure of mother–infant face-to-face interaction:(1) Interactions begin with the …

The concept of intersubjectivity, explicit or implicit, has emerged as a common denominator
in approaches to interpersonal engagements in early infancy and children's understanding …

The present article describes the phenomenon of “Pragmatic Fossilization” as one of the
main problems that non-native speakers of English face in their learning process. The article …

Unter normalen Umständen erwerben alle Kinder ihre Muttersprache. Meist lernen sie in der
Kindheit nur diese eine Sprache. Diese erste Sprache bleibt in der Regel die wichtigste …

Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) is an effective intervention which builds positive
relationships through filming and feedback sessions. By micro-analysing actions and …

This chapter investigates the phenomena of vocal imitation in mother-infant interaction in the
home environment from the fifteenth day after delivery until the sixth month. Researchers …

Before I begin, we require a necrology in order to set the background. It is for LAD,
Chomsky's (1962) Language Acquisition Device, a veritable child prodigy that, for its 10 …