Interaction and the Development of Mind
Wootton, Anthony J. / Wootton, A. J. / Drew, Paul
This study identifies key mechanisms through which a young child operates with external knowledge in her immediate social context. Central to this is the child’, s capacity to draw on discourse-based understandings which have become evident in prior interaction. These understandings are shown to inform and shape various aspects of the child’, s behaviour, notably request selection, the emergence of new request forms and various kinds...