Pragmatics Flashcards
Pragmatic development involves children’s acquisition of communicative experiences - …
Learning how to use language to communicate and understand others appropriately and effectively.
Pragmatic competence is developed through…
participation in familial, peer & educational interactions (social interaction)
Children’s pragmatic competence is…
their knowledge of how to configure a range of communicative resources in specific discursive practices
Pragmatic awareness is…
constantly developed, with no specific time frame for milestones
Bancroft argued peekaboo had parallels with conversation. What are these parallels?
- Turn taking
- Participants have a common purpose
- There’s a clear sequence to follow
- Eye contact
- Gives participants enjoyment
Halliday taxonomy refers to…
seven functions of language
What does the instrumental function do?
Fulfill a person’s needs. It is directly concerned with obtaining food, drink, comfort etc
What does the regulatory function do?
Influence the behaviour of others, usually persuading or commanding other people to do something you want
What does the interactional function do?
Develop social relationships and ease interaction. It’s used for the phatic dimension of talking
What does the personal function do?
Express personal preferences or the speaker’s identity. It conveys attitudes and expresses feelings and is sometimes referred to as the ‘here’/‘am’ function.
What does the informative function do?
Communicate information to others. It relays or requests new information.
What does the heuristic function do?
Help users learn and explore the environment. May be questions or answers or running commentary
What does the imaginative function do?
Helps users explore and express the imagination. May also accompany play as children create imaginary worlds and arise from storytelling, songs etc
Phatic tokens support…
social awareness and pragmatic competence
Phatic tomens show children have…
understood the importance of language
