Essays about: "Freya Eriksson"

Found 2 essays containing the words Freya Eriksson.

1. 1. Joint attention and language acquisition : A longitudinal study of joint attention in parent-child interaction

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Freya Eriksson; [2019]
   Keywords : joint attention; language acquisition; parent-child interaction; vocabulary development; syntactic development; joint attention; språkutveckling; förälder-barninteraktion; ordförrådsutveckling; syntaxutveckling;

   Abstract : Joint attention (JA) is the ability to coordinate attention between a conversation partner and an outside object, while being aware of the other’s attention. This study investigates JA in 14 parent-child dyads at the ages 0;9, 1;0, 1;3, 1;6, 1;9 and 2;0, and aims to examine how the initiation of JA develops with age, as well as the relationship between JA and later vocabulary size and syntactic level. READ MORE

3. 2. Gesture-speech combinations in child language : Form, function, and how they relate to language acquisition

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Freya Eriksson; [2018]
   Keywords : gesture-speech combinations; language acquisition; complementary; supplementary; discourse; parent-child interaction; gest-ordkombinationer; språkutveckling; komplementär; supplementär; diskursiv; förälder-barninteraktion;

   Abstract : The present study investigates children's production of gesture-speech combinations and how they relate to language acquisition. 16 children were observed at seven age points (0;9, 1;0, 1;3, 1;6, 1;9, 2;0 and 3;0), and their gesture-speech combinations were classified into the categories complementary, supplementary and discourse combinations. READ MORE