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Dancing with humans: Interaction as unintended consequence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

John L. Locke
John L. Locke
Affiliation:
New York University, New York, NY 10003 [email protected]
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Abstract

Parallels to Shanker & King's (S&K's) proposal for a model of language teaching that values dyadic interaction have long existed in language development, for the neotenous human infant requires care, which is inherently interactive. Interaction with talking caregivers facilitates language learning. The “new” paradigm thus has a decidedly familiar look. It would be surprising if some other paradigm worked better in animals that have no evolutionary linguistic history.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 5 , October 2002 , pp. 632 - 633
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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