Jones-Zimmerman2003
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BibType | ARTICLE |
Key | Jones-Zimmerman2003 |
Author(s) | Sarah E. Jones, Don H. Zimmerman |
Title | A child’s point and the achievement of intentionality |
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Tag(s) | EMCA, pointing, intentionality, child development, language socialization, interaction |
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Year | 2003 |
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Journal | Gesture |
Volume | 3 |
Number | 2 |
Pages | 155–185 |
URL | Link |
DOI | 10.1075/gest.3.2.03jon |
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Abstract
This paper examines the intentionality of very young children’s communicative action by looking at interactional sequences that are touched off by a child’s point. Young children use points and vocalizations, including “proto words,” to orient to some feature of their situation in a manner that makes relevant a response by the caregiver. These gestures initiate interactional sequences through which the caregiver locates a candidate specification of the point’s target. The child’s point is oriented to by caregivers as a recognizable action directed to some end. We suggest that intentionality, is a feature of participants’ production and recognition of actions becomes visible in interaction between the child and the caregiver as it unfolds in a particular situation. The electronic edition of this article includes audio-visual data.
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