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Published on: July 1, 2015
The Rhythmic, Sonorous and Melodic Components of Adult-Child-Object Interactions Between 2 and 6 Months Old
Ana Moreno-Núñez1, Cintia Rodríguez2, María Jesús Del Olmo3
1Universidad Europea de Madrid, Campus de Villaviciosa. C/ Tajo, s/n, 28670, Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain. anarocio.moreno@uem.es.
Abstract:
Adults mediate the relationship between material reality and children, according to functional units of cultural relevance. This paper explores early development of semiotic systems in infants, analyzing rhythmic, sonorous and melodic components, which enable adult-child interaction with and about objects. The triads (with sonorous and non-sonorous objects) was studied longitudinally at age 2, 4 and 6 months. We propose that rhythmic, sonorous and melodic components conformed one of the basic semiotic systems upon the adult's action relies (through gestures and uses of objects) in order to segment and organize objects in the world. Likewise, children actively respond to these presentations and seek sounds for themselves when they are able to interact with the object more autonomously.
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