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A Developmental Perspective for Promoting Theory of Mind
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Westby, Carol; Robinson, Lee – Topics in Language Disorders, 2014
Social neuroscience research has resulted in changing views of the theory of mind (ToM) construct. Theory of mind is no longer viewed as a unitary construct, but rather as a multidimensional construct comprising cognitive and affective ToM and interpersonal and intrapersonal ToM, each of which has differing neurophysiological/neuroanatomical…
Descriptors: Neurosciences, Theory of Mind, Pragmatics, Interpersonal Communication
African American Preschoolers' Emotion Explanations Can Provide Evidence of Their Pragmatic Skills
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Curenton, Stephanie M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2015
This study provides qualitative and quantitative evidence of how an emotion explanation task can reflect African American preschoolers' pragmatic skills. We used an emotion explanation task to assess pragmatic skills among 19 children (aged 3-5 years) related to (1) engaging in conversational turn-taking, (2) answering "Wh-" questions,…
Descriptors: African American Children, Preschool Children, Emotional Response, Pragmatics
Communication Competence: Impact of the Pragmatics Revolution on Education of Hearing Impaired Individuals.
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Kretschmer, Richard R., Jr.; Kretschmer, Laura W. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1989
Three primary strands of pragmatic theory and research are applied to interpersonal communication research and education of hearing-impaired individuals: communication/speech act theory, conversational organization theory, and text/discourse-building theory. It is concluded that neither current research nor educational practice suggests widespread…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Language Development during the Adolescent Years: Aspects of Pragmatics, Syntax, and Semantics.
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Nippold, Marilyn A. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2000
Aspects of language that develop during the adolescent years are discussed in the domains of pragmatics, syntax, and semantics. Selected topics include complex conversational behaviors that adolescents employ, syntactic attainments associated with persuasive writing; and the understanding of proverbs and figurative expressions. Relevant…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Figurative Language
A Situated Pragmatics Approach for Supporting Children with Severe Communication Disorders.
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Duchan, Judith Felson – Topics in Language Disorders, 1997
This article proposes the application of a situated pragmatics (also known as community-based training or activity-based intervention) approach to intervention with children having severe communication disorders. Models for this approach have been developed by the World Health Organization and specialists in alternative and augmentative…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Beyond Bilingualism: A Quest for Communicative Competence.
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Cheng, Li-Rong Lilly – Topics in Language Disorders, 1996
Cross-cultural communicative competence requires more than learning the language; social cultural competence also is necessary. Challenges beyond semantics (word connotations), beyond phonology (significance of subtle pronunciation differences), beyond pragmatics (relating to cognitive style), and beyond translation (the cultural imperatives of…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Context