Language Acquisition and Discourse Genres

The concept of genre is taken in a pragmatic & enunciative sense. Starting from basic mother-child interactions, children develop various enunciative genres, mastering other roles than speaker-hearer (e.g., overhearer, messenger, narrator). Two studies are reported, involving children aged 4 to...

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Published in:Langages (Paris) 2004-03, Vol.153 (Mar), p.52-61
Main Authors: Berthoud-Papandropoulou, Ioanna, Kilcher, Helga
Format: Article
Language:fre
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Summary:The concept of genre is taken in a pragmatic & enunciative sense. Starting from basic mother-child interactions, children develop various enunciative genres, mastering other roles than speaker-hearer (e.g., overhearer, messenger, narrator). Two studies are reported, involving children aged 4 to 9, concerning (a) the capacity to transmit messages between two conversational partners, & (b) the capacity to detect & repair misunderstandings arising in a dialogue. Results show how children progressively coordinate communicative intentions & meanings, thus extending conversational skills towards complex enunciative genres. References. Adapted from the source document
ISSN:0458-726X