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In:Handbook of Pragmatics: Manual
Edited by Jef Verschueren and Jan-Ola Östman
[Handbook of Pragmatics M2] 2022
► pp. 466–474

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Developmental psychology

Published online: 3 October 2022
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https://doi.org/10.1075/hop.m2.dev1
Article outline
  • 1.Historical overview
  • 2.The concept of development
  • 3.Major research issues
    • 3.1Causes of development
    • 3.2Continuities and discontinuities
    • 3.3Critical periods
    • 3.4Individual and group differences
  • 4.Points of view on development
    • 4.1Biological-maturational perspectives
    • 4.2Triggering theories
    • 4.3Constructivism
    • 4.4Socialization and learning
  • 5.Methods of study
    • 5.1Longitudinal vs. cross-sectional studies
    • 5.2Comparative and ethnographic research
    • 5.3Individual differences
    • 5.4Sampling and generalization
  • 6.Pragmatic perspectives on development
  • 7.Some relations of pragmatics to developmental issues
    • 7.1Sources of language development
    • 7.2Language of reference in relation to cognition
    • 7.3Effects of talk on thought
    • 7.4The relation of social development and language
    • 7.5The development of instrumental language
    • 7.6Egocentrism, perspective-taking, social cognition and language change
    • 7.7Play with and through language
    • 7.8Learning social styles
    • 7.9Bilingualism and bicultural development
  • 8.Collaborative research potential
  • References
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