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Title Language in interaction : studies in honor of Eve V. Clark / edited by Inbal Arnon, Hebrew University, Jerusalem ; Marisa Casillas, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen ; Chigusa Kurumada, University of Rochester ; Bruno Estigarribia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 358 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Trends in language acquisition research, 1569-0644 ; volume 12
Trends in language acquisition research ; v. 12. 1569-0644
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary It is generally assumed that adults learn how to talk with children in a special style called child-directed speech. But this cannot be the whole story. Each child's ability to speak and understand is a moving target, changing yearly, weekly, even daily. How could adults adapt to these changes? Evidence shows that in conversation both adults and children try to establish, as they go along, the mutual belief that they have understood each other well enough for current purposes. It is this process, called grounding, that allows adults to infer the child's current abilities and to adapt their spe.
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Subject Language acquisition.
Language acquisition.
Intercultural communication -- Psychological aspects.
Intercultural communication -- Psychological aspects.
Intercultural communication.
Interpersonal communication -- Psychological aspects.
Interpersonal communication -- Psychological aspects.
Interpersonal communication.
Psycholinguistics.
Psycholinguistics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Festschriften.
Festschriften.
Added Author Arnon, Inbal, editor.
Casillas, Marisa, editor.
Kurumada, Chigusa, editor.
Estigarribia, Bruno, editor.
Clark, Eve V., honouree.
Other Form: Print version: Language in interaction 9789027244017 (DLC) 2014028444 (OCoLC)883903829
ISBN 9789027269256 (electronic book)
9027269254 (electronic book)
1306977592 (e-book)
9781306977593 (e-book)
9789027244017
9027244014