intentional communication Flashcards
intentional
discernible topic, about something real or conceptual objects/events
e.g. words, pointing, reaching up arms to be picked up
pre-intentional
expressive
e.g. crying, babbling, laughing
when does intentional communication develop
second half of the first year of life
when is the ‘social awakening’
- around 2 months
become interested in inananimate objects, people and interacting with people
when children lose interest in interaction
- half a year
- hand-eye co ordination improves
- become more manipulative - object-focus
at 9/10 months
social awakening AND manipulation integrate
- communicate with their interlocutors about things in their env, e.g., fav toy
triadic communication
about something
- infant
- carer
- object
12 months
- look back and forth between the interlocutor and object
- signals where the attentional focus is between social and physical objects
developmental process of communication
0-2 months: infant not really separate from mother - objects exist in environment but are not pulled into relationship
2-6 months: dyadic interaction between baby and mother with other social partners (not necessarily objects)
6 plus months: objects are integrated
Experiment development of communication
- prompt baby to look at mid line between 2 dolls through use of speaker
- light comes on above 1 doll
- baby may or may not notice
- 6 months - no pointing
- 12 months - bay notices and points to show mother
protoimperative
way of requesting before speech
pointing if want object
what kind of communication is pointing to request
protoimperative
directive gesture
attention-getting signals
vocalisation to get attention
response waiting
gaze directed at mother
directive gesture
pointing
