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Contingent query sequences within adult–child discourse*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2008

Tanya M. Gallagher
Tanya M. Gallagher
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The University of Michigan
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Abstract

The structure of contingent query sequences within adult–child discourse was examined. The children, aged 1; 11–3; 0 in language stages I–III, demonstrated basic knowledge of the contingent query. Implications for conceptualizations of the young child's communicative competence and for theoretical formulations of the query sequence itself are discussed.

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Journal of Child Language , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , February 1981, pp. 51 - 62
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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Address for correspondence: Speech and Hearing Sciences, The University of Michigan, 1111 East Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, U.S.A.

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