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An Interactionist Model of Language Development

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The Sociogenesis of Language and Human Conduct

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Few domains within the social and behavioral sciences can match the study of language development in theoretical richness, in breadth and inventiveness of research approaches, and in the liveliness of debates among its students. However, these characteristics of a flourishing interdisciplinary field have arisen only recently.

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John-Steiner, V., Tatter, P. (1983). An Interactionist Model of Language Development. In: Bain, B. (eds) The Sociogenesis of Language and Human Conduct. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1525-2_5

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