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Multimodal acquisition of interactive aptitudes

A microgenetic case study

 | Radboud University
Published online: 10 January 2019
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https://doi.org/10.1075/ps.16006.gee
Abstract
In this article, I detail incremental microgenetic alterations in the development of one particular socio-interactive aptitude: making a relevant interactive contribution. Taking heed of Clark, Eve. 2014. Pragmatics in acquisition. Journal of Child Language 411: 105–116. Google Scholar logo with link to Google Scholar call for the need to reorient our attention to investigate the pragmatics of interaction by accounting for the multiple communicative modes through which this is acccomplished I detail the ways in which parental facilitation and a flexible participatory configuration, made possible by video-conferencing technology, create conditions enabling the agentive re-introduction of a psycho-socially relevant topic. Paramount are the ways in which residual interactive specificities in introduction, co-production and multimodal configurations re-manifest suggesting a more symbiotic relationship between traditional notions of ‘message’ and ‘production’. During the microgenesis of interactive aptitudes, children are not just learning what constitutes psycho-socially relevant topoi, they also acquire an understanding of exactly how to make the contribution through multimodal ensembles.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Developing interactive aptitude
  • 3.Multimodal interaction analysis
  • 4.Video-conferencing: How is family interaction changing
  • 5.Developmental microgenesis
    • 5.1Explicit facilitation and collaborative showing
    • 5.2Alteration of participatory framework and topical re-introduction
  • 6.Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
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