Semiotic mechanisms in joint cognitive activity
This article examines the communicative, psychological, and semiotic functions of deictic, �common�, and �context informative� referring expressions and their role in adult-child interaction. On the basis of theoretical discussion and empirical illustration it is suggested that adults find the vario...
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1989
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| Summary: | This article examines the communicative, psychological, and semiotic functions
of deictic, �common�, and �context informative� referring expressions and their role in
adult-child interaction. On the basis of theoretical discussion and empirical illustration it
is suggested that adults find the various types of �referential perspective� invoked by
these three types of expressions to be useful in creating and maintaining
intersubjectivity that will enhance cognitive growth on the part of the children |
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