PSYC 2010U Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: 18 Months, Joint Attention, Intersubjectivity
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Language acquisiion and development march 3, 2016. Language is highly canalized unless experience is very impoverished children will develop language (speaking and sign language) Textbook language early childhood (ch 7) however, components of language that start to develop in infancy. Language development problem of reference: with every word spoken it could potenially refer to a bunch of diferent events. The problem of grammar: figuring out how to put words together in a way that"s allowed. Primary intersubjecivity (coordinated face to face social interacions) Able to interact in turn taking exchange with caregiver limited to face to face mainly supported by caregiver: 9 months. Ability to share their mental state with some other person (generally caregiver) the infant and their caregiver jointly pay atenion to something in their world infant showing they can interact with world beyond themselves: 18 months. Will not point unless caregiver is present.
