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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Main Author: Wersch, James V.
Published: 1989
Online Access: http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=48330
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description 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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title Semiotic mechanisms in joint cognitive activity
title_full Semiotic mechanisms in joint cognitive activity
title_fullStr Semiotic mechanisms in joint cognitive activity
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title_short Semiotic mechanisms in joint cognitive activity
url http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=48330