Pragmatics and early childhood language disorders: communicative interactions in a half-hour sample.
An early childhood language analysis and intervention program, based on two models of pragmatics, is described. The theoretical constructs of each pragmatics model are described first, followed by a discussion of how the clinicians in the program translate these constructs into procedures for the analysis of and intervention with language disorders in preschool-aged children. Mention is made in conclusion of the limitations within which the program operates.
D002648:Child; D002663:Child Language; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010989:Play Therapy; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012380:Role; D012931:Social Environment