Classifying communicative acts in children's interactions

Ninio, Anat; Snow, Catherine E.; Pan, Barbara Alexander; Rollins, Pamela Rosenthal

doi:10.1016/0021-9924(94)90039-6

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“…All recordings were subsequently transcribed into CHAT format (MacWhinney and Snow 1990) by trained transcribers and then coded for pragmatic function using the Inventory of Communicative Acts-Abridged (INCA-A) ( Ninio et al 1994). The data were coded by the first author and a trained re-search assistant.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Over the years, a number of function-based coding taxonomies have been proposed (for a detailed discussion see Ninio et al 1994). The taxonomies have varied in the level of granularity, the theoretical underpinnings, and the populations for which the taxonomies are suitable.…”

Section: Functional Analysis: Coding Using Inca-amentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The taxonomies have varied in the level of granularity, the theoretical underpinnings, and the populations for which the taxonomies are suitable. In the present study we employed the Inventory of Communicative Acts-Abridged (INCA-A) taxonomy ( Ninio et al 1994) and this decision was based on three factors.…”

Section: Functional Analysis: Coding Using Inca-amentioning

confidence: 99%

“…request, prohibit) and the interchange level (e.g., discussion of joint focus, negotiation of communicative intent). The dual coding reflects the multiple levels of analysis involved in the interpretation of communicative intent ( Ninio et al 1994), and thus affords a more accurate representation of the data.…”

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Form and function in Irish child directed speech

Cameron-Faulkner¹,

Hickey²

2011

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Form and function in Irish child directed speech

Cameron-Faulkner¹,

Hickey²

2011

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“…First, every occurrence of pointing in the transcripts was coded in CHILDES using the Inventory of Communicative ActsAbridged (INCA-A) speech act coding system (Ninio, Snow, Pan, & Rollins 1994) a modified version of the system developed by Ninio and Wheeler (1984). Speech act theory presupposes a goal-oriented attitude towards communication, that is, that people interact in specific ways for social purposes (Austin, 1962).…”

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Pointing and talk by low-income mothers and their 14-month-old children

Rowe¹

2000

First Language

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This study examines maternal talk and uses of the pointing gesture during interaction with young children in order to uncover the relationship between maternal and child pointing and talk. Forty-five low-income mother-child dyads were videotaped in their homes at child age 14 months. Results indicate that a) mothers and children who talk more point more during interaction, b) the majority of pointing gestures are used to direct the hearer's attention, c) mothers who communicate more with their children view their children as understanding more, d) more educated mothers point more in the context of discussing a joint focus of attention and for conversation-directing purposes. Findings are discussed in terms of the relationship between maternal communicative characteristics and child pointing and talk.Maternal and child pointing and talk 3

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A Systematic Literature Review of Autism Research on Caregiver Talk

Bottema‐Beutel

Kim

2020

Autism Research

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Describing how caregivers' talk to their autistic children, and how their talk may influence social and language outcomes, has important implications for developmental theory and intervention research. In this systematic literature review, we examine 294 caregiver talk variables extracted from 65 studies, provide a narrative overview of research findings, and link measurement approaches to various theories of language development. The majority of variables included only talk directed to children (90%), and specified the speech act being performed (57%). More than one‐third of variables measured talk that was responsive to children's attention, activities, or communication (38%), and slightly less than a third measured variables that elicited children's communication or engagement. Semantic aspects of talk were specified in 41% of variables, structural features were measured in 20% of variables, and suprasegmental features were measured in only 1% of variables. Talk quantity (without reference to other aspects of talk) was measured in 8% of variables. We found strong support that talk related to children's attention is implicated in autistic children's language development, but this construct has been measured inconsistently in terms of semantic, structural, and functional features. There is also evidence for bi‐directional relationships between caregiver's talk and autistic children's development on a variety of semantic and structural variables. Lay Summary In our review, we found many differences in how researchers measured caregiver's talk, but also some promising leads. Researchers should continue examining caregiver talk related to children's focus of attention to clarify how this type of language contributes to autistic children's development. We also found interesting research on how children influence caregiver's talk, and encourage researchers to continue to study how this occurs.

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Classifying communicative acts in children's interactions

Cited by 129 publications

References 57 publications

Form and function in Irish child directed speech

Form and function in Irish child directed speech

Pointing and talk by low-income mothers and their 14-month-old children

A Systematic Literature Review of Autism Research on Caregiver Talk

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