The Verbal Games of Pre-school Children

The Verbal Games of Pre-school Children states that in acquiring language, children recognize verbal interaction as a powerful tool to interpret and manipulate the world. This study observes two pre-school children's verbal interaction, offering insights into how children determine the role of language and learn to piece it together.

Format: Hardback
Length: 236 pages
Publication date: 21 November 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Verbal Games of Pre-school Children, originally published in 1980, highlights the significant role of verbal interaction in the acquisition of language by children. Throughout their language journey, children recognize the power of words to interpret and manipulate the world around them. Over the past two decades, significant advancements in the study of language acquisition and linguistic theory have revealed that acquiring a first language goes beyond simply learning grammatical structures. This new perspective on learning has shifted researchers' view of children from mere grammarians to active participants in communication and invention games. During these games, children not only discover the rules of usage but also develop an understanding of grammar.

This study, conducted through extensive and detailed observation of the verbal interaction of two pre-school children, offers profound insights and conclusions about how all children determine the role of language in their lives while simultaneously learning to construct it. The findings of this study shed light on the complex processes through which children develop their linguistic abilities and contribute to our understanding of the early stages of language development.

Weight: 603g
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032356587