Interaction and the Development of Mind

by A.J. Wootton

Book Overview

This study identifies key mechanisms through which a young child operates with external knowledge in her immediate social context. Central to this is the child's capacity to draw on discourse-based understandings which have become evident in prior interaction. These understandings are shown to inform and shape various aspects of the child's behaviour, notably request selection, the emergence of new request forms and various kinds of child distress,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521022665
• ISBN13: 9780521022668
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"