Development of forms and functions of interrogatives in children
A longitudinal study in Tamil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20368643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Vaidyanathan (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 533-549 |
| Publication date | 1988-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Child Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-0009 • E-ISSN: 1469-7602 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0305000900012551 |
| PMID | 3198721 |
| OpenAlex | W2151464513 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
The development of the forms and functions of interrogatives in parent-child interaction in the early stages of language acquisition is discussed with illustrative examples from data relating to two Tamil-speaking children and their parents. The analysis of the data reveals that children first acquire and use intonation questions followed by enga ‘where’, enna ‘what’ and yaari ‘who’. Yes/no questions using the interrogative marker -aa are acquired in the next stage when the children are able to use verb endings. Similarly question words that take case markers are acquired in the next stage. It is emphasized that interrogatives serve a multiplicity of communicative functions and are not restricted to the information-seeking role. Children, when they begin to use interrogatives, model their usage of them on the adult behaviour patterns to which they have been exposed, both in terms of form and function
Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Interrogative · Interrogative word · Language acquisition · Language development · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Tamil · Verb · Language Development and Disorders · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology
Meaning and the structure of language
Mothers' Speech to Children Learning Language
Children's production and comprehension of questions
Children's comprehension of their mothers' question-directives
Satisfying inquisitive adults
Cognition and the Development of Language
The use of interrogative forms in the verbal interaction of three mothers and their children
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2022 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |