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The development of other-related conversational skills:A case study of conversational repair during the early years

Forrester, Michael A., Cherington, Sarah M. (2009) The development of other-related conversational skills:A case study of conversational repair during the early years. First Language, 29 (2). pp. 166-191. ISSN 0142-7237. (doi:10.1177/0142723708094452) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:22806)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0142723708094452

Abstract

The analysis of conversational repair provides one route into understanding

how young children learn the skills required for participating in talk. One key

aspect of repair is the ability to respond appropriately to other participants.

Employing a longitudinal case study approach, this article examines in

detail the conversational repair skills of one child during the period where

she is acquiring core conversational abilities and competencies (from 1;0 to

3;10). Focusing on the development of other-related conversational repair

skills, 163 instances of other-related repair were examined and analysed.

Extracts highlight the skills the child employed in self-repairs in response to

others, as well as when repairing or correcting other people’s conversation.

The findings indicate that during the early years other-initiated self-repair

is a more common occurrence than repairing others’ talk. The findings

provide insights into the significance of conversational repair for language

development during the preschool years.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1177/0142723708094452
Uncontrolled keywords: (Conversation) analysis; conversational development; developmental pragmatics; early language development; self-repair
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Michael Forrester
Date Deposited: 11 Nov 2009 12:55 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 10:02 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/22806 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Forrester, Michael A..

Creator's ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0632-7042
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