Multimodality in early communicative development
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multimodality, prelinguistic communication, social interaction, language developmentAbstract
We present a narrative review of the multimodal approach in the study of early communicative development. We examine the traditional antecedents and highlight the need to re-examine the dynamics of "pre-intentional" interactions since they show how different semiotic resources that make up the multimodal framework of pre-linguistic communication are articulated at an early stage. Three conceptual shifts are proposed: the reconsideration of the triadic character of the first interactions; the communicative function and the cultural character of the objects and the resignification of ostensive gestures as signs in their own right. The elements considered as predictors of the emergence of language are analysed. It is concluded that it is necessary to adopt a broader view, which revaluates aspects usually neglected in the study of early communicative development and allows us to formulate new questions about its links with the initial linguistic development.
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