Acknowledgement
Supported by : 한국학술진흥재단
Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)
- Volume 28 Issue 5
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- Pages.297-307
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- 2007
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- 1226-1688(pISSN)
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- 2234-408X(eISSN)
Relationships Between Joint Attention and Language Development in Infancy
영아의 공동주의와 초기 언어발달의 관계
- Lee, Hae-Ryoun ;
- Lee, Kwee-Ock (Department of Human Ecology, Kyungsung University) ;
- Lee, Young-joo
- Received : 2007.02.28
- Accepted : 2007.09.16
- Published : 2007.10.01
Abstract
This study investigated relationships between engagement in joint attention and the early language development in infancy. Subjects were 12 infants and their mothers. At 20 and 25 months of age, each child's spontaneous natural speech during interaction with his/her caregiver was videotaped for about 30 minutes. The EJA(Episodes of joint attention) focus between mother and child were identified and coded by Tomasello and Todd's(1983) and Bakeman and Adamson's(1984) including person engagement, object engagement, looking engagement, passive joint attention, coordinated joint attention. Results showed that a significant difference in infant's language development between within and outside EJA at 20 and 25 months of age; that is, during periods of EJA children talked more inside than outside EJA.
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