Children's multimodal language development from an interactional, usage-based, and cognitive perspective
1Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris, France.
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Cognitive Science
|November 15, 2022
Summary
Children develop language using multiple communication methods, integrating gestures and speech from daily interactions. Understanding child language acquisition requires combining various linguistic and multimodal theories within social contexts.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics: Language Acquisition
- Cognitive Linguistics
- Cognitive Biology: Cognitive Development
- Computer Science: Natural Language Processing
Background:
- Child language development involves acquiring rich linguistic constructions through conversational input.
- Children adeptly utilize multiple semiotic resources, including cross-modal elements, for effective communication.
- Existing theories like usage-based, cognitive linguistics, and construction grammar offer insights but require integration with gesture and multimodal studies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the combination of theoretical approaches essential for understanding child language development.
- To analyze the salient features of multimodal development in children.
- To illustrate longitudinal pathways in multimodal languaging through adult-child interactional sequences.
Main Methods:
- Synthesizing theoretical frameworks from usage-based linguistics, cognitive linguistics, construction grammar, gesture studies, and multimodal approaches.
- Analyzing child language within its interactional and dialogic context, considering the role of expert language users.
- Detailed analysis of longitudinal adult-child interactive sequences.
Main Results:
- A productive combination of theoretical approaches is essential for understanding child language development.
- Children's development is characterized by the variable multimodal orchestration of semiotic resources.
- Longitudinal analysis reveals pathways into multimodal languaging in child-adult interactions.
Conclusions:
- Child language acquisition is a multimodal process deeply embedded in social interaction.
- Integrating diverse theoretical perspectives is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of language development.
- Analyzing child language provides grounding for socio-cognitive and interactional theories of language.
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