2007
DOI: 10.1080/07434610600931858
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The narrative matrix and wordless narrations: A research note

Abstract: Preverbal and non-speaking children are able to share an experience, recount an event, and tell a story in collaboration with an intimate adult who provides the words. These children's narrative expressions take the form of gestures, sounds not recognizable as standard language, the combination of sounds and gestures, and sequenced actions. These narrative forms are understood by the parent or intimate adult because child and adult dwell within a shared narrative matrix, defined by personal, social, temporal, … Show more

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“…This example also illustrates the creativity of the participant using aided communication in finding a strategy to quickly set the topic. As pointed out by Ellis (2007), the benefits of such rich shared context include the advantage of being able to interpret apparently idiosyncratic messages, or what a less familiar partner might interpret as irrelevancies or errors; however, there are risks if meaning-making relies on resources uniquely accessible to one partner. Autonomy in interaction depends on being able to ensure most partners arrive at a mutually satisfactory interpretation of communicative intent.…”
Section: Variation Across Partnersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This example also illustrates the creativity of the participant using aided communication in finding a strategy to quickly set the topic. As pointed out by Ellis (2007), the benefits of such rich shared context include the advantage of being able to interpret apparently idiosyncratic messages, or what a less familiar partner might interpret as irrelevancies or errors; however, there are risks if meaning-making relies on resources uniquely accessible to one partner. Autonomy in interaction depends on being able to ensure most partners arrive at a mutually satisfactory interpretation of communicative intent.…”
Section: Variation Across Partnersmentioning
confidence: 99%