In:Pragmatic Development in First Language Acquisition
Edited by Danielle Matthews
[Trends in Language Acquisition Research 10] 2014
► pp. v–vi
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Published online: 26 June 2014
https://doi.org/10.1075/tilar.10.toc
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Table of contents
Introduction: An overview of research on pragmatic development
The communicative infant from 0-18 months: The social-cognitive foundations of pragmatic development
The development of speech acts
Turn-taking
Conversation Analysis and pragmatic development
Ontogenetic Constraints on Grice’s Theory of Communication
Two Pragmatic Principles in Language Use and Acquisition
Learning conventions and conventionality through conversation
The pragmatics of word learning
The production and comprehension of referring expressions
Scalar Implicature
Children’s pragmatic use of prosodic prominence
The Pragmatic Development of Humor
“The elevator’s buttocks”: Metaphorical abilities in children
Irony production and comprehension
Narrative Development across Cultural Contexts: Finding the Pragmatic in Parent-Child Reminiscing
Children’s understanding of linguistic expressions of certainty and evidentiality
Crosslinguistic and crosscultural approaches to pragmatic development
Atypical pragmatic development
Assessing pragmatic language functioning in young children: Its importance and challenges
Developmental pragmatics: Interdisciplinary perspectives on complex learning in everyday practice
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