Asymmetries Between Language Production and Comprehension

by Petra Hendriks

Book Overview

This book asserts that language is a signaling system rather than a code, based in part on such research as the finding that 5-year-old English and Dutch children use pronouns correctly in their own utterances, but often fail to interpret these forms correctly when used by someone else.

Emphasizing the unique and sometimes competing demands of listener and speaker, the author examines resulting asymmetries between production and comprehension...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401785082
• ISBN13: 9789401785082
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"