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Form-function rules in the first words stage: A longitudinal study of two children.
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This work analyzes pragmatic development in the first words stage, specifically the form-function rules that infants construct for communicating. It presents data from two children who took part in a longitudinal/ observational case study research. Our results point to the general tendencies identified with respect to form-function rules (Ninio, 1994b; Ninio Snow, 1996) and to the existence of inter-individual differences. These differences refer to: a) the mapping of form-function rules and b) pragmatic flexibility. Differences in early lexical acquisition are related to the children's general communicative profiles
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RIVERO, Magda. Form-function rules in the first words stage: A longitudinal study of two children. Anuario de Psicología. 2012. Vol. 42, num. 1, pags. 65-84. ISSN 0066-5126. [consulted: 16 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/121143