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The acquisition of routines in child language

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Jean Berko Gleason  and
Sandra Weintraub
Jean Berko Gleason
Affiliation:
Boston University
Sandra Weintraub
Affiliation:
Boston University
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Abstract

The acquisition of routines is one aspect of language development. Routines such as Bye-bye, in contrast to more referential language, appear to be among the earliest acquisitions and are congruent with the sensori-motor child's capacities. This study investigates performance of the highly constrained Hallowe'en Trick or treat routine in 115 children from 2 to 16 years of age. Changes in competence and the role of parental input are examined in relation to cognitive and social factors. (First routines; the Hallowe'en interaction; children's production; adult participation; adult metalanguage; implications for ethnographic research.)

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Language in Society , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , August 1976 , pp. 129 - 136
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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