Discourse and Pragmatic Functions
-Pragmatics are how language is used
-Discourse is related to longer connected streams of speech
-"Little Professor" speech (use of more precise and formal words)
-have little to no interaction with their same age peers
-Found failure to repair misunderstandings and failure to respond adequately to questions and comments during conversation
-May respond to questions with the same question
-Ex.: Adult: "What would you like to eat?"
Katie: "What would you like to eat?"
-May not engage in turn-taking during conversations
-Discourse is related to longer connected streams of speech
-"Little Professor" speech (use of more precise and formal words)
-have little to no interaction with their same age peers
-Found failure to repair misunderstandings and failure to respond adequately to questions and comments during conversation
-May respond to questions with the same question
-Ex.: Adult: "What would you like to eat?"
Katie: "What would you like to eat?"
-May not engage in turn-taking during conversations