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Innovation and enculturation in child communication: a cross-sectional study.

C J Lister¹, B Walker¹, N Fay¹

¹School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.

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Summary

Enculturated signs, informed by shared culture, improve communication success. This study shows that both enculturation and iconicity of signs are key factors in successful communication, especially in children learning new signs.

Keywords:

Sign innovation enculturation experimental semiotics gesture iconicity language development

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Science
Developmental Psychology
Linguistics

Background:

Iconic signs, which resemble their referent, are known to enhance communication.
The role of enculturated signs, influenced by shared culture, in communication success is less understood.
Children's developing cultural knowledge may impact their sign innovation and communication effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether enculturated signs enhance communication success.
To compare sign innovation and communication success between younger children, older children, and adults.
To determine the unique contributions of sign enculturation and iconicity to communication success.

Main Methods:

Examined sign innovation in 54 children (aged 6-12) and 18 adults.
Rated the degree of sign enculturation, diversity, and iconicity for novel signs.
Assessed communication success rates for the innovated signs.

Main Results:

Younger children produced less enculturated and more diverse signs compared to older children and adults.
Sign communication success was lower in younger children than in older children and adults.
Both sign enculturation and iconicity significantly predicted communication success.

Conclusions:

Enculturated signs enhance communication success, a finding demonstrated for the first time.
Sign enculturation and iconicity are crucial factors for effective communication, particularly when using novel signs.
Developmental differences in cultural knowledge influence the creation and success of novel signs.