A Field Manual - for Cross-cultural Study of the Acquisition of Communicative Competence - Second Draft - July 1967

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A field manual guiding investigators in collecting comparable cross-linguistic and cross-cultural data on children’s acquisition of linguistic codes and social rules. It addresses the need for procedural standardization while accounting for differing physical and social conditions across field sites, providing a common reference frame. The manual is organized into major topic schedules, methodological factors including contrastive analysis and recording techniques, and theoretical considerations spanning phonology, grammar, semantics, and social settings of linguistic behavior, with extensive references and field techniques.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages256

Reading Time10 h 45 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Part One: Major Topics of Investigation

Research Schedule

Motor Development

Linguistic Development: Phonology

Linguistic Development: Vocabulary

Linguistic Development: Grammar

Communicative Development

Linguistic Belief Systems

Notes and Queries for Observation

Part Two: Methodological Factors

Contrastive Analysis

Recording Apparatus and Techniques

Native Informants, Assistants, and Interpreters

Part Three: Theoretical Considerations and Possible Subsumed Studies

Phonology

Grammar

Semantics

The Social Setting of Linguistic Behavior

R E F 0 T R E S U M E S ED 015434 么L 000601 24 A FIELD MANUAL FOR CROSs-CULTURAL STUDY OF THE ACQUISITION OF COMMUNICATIVE COMFE TENCE.SECONC DRAFT--JULY 1967. BY-SLOBIN,DAN I. AND OTHERS CALIFORNIA UNIV.,BERKELEY REFORT NUMBER BR-6-8757 FUE DA TE JUL 67 CONTRACT OEC-4-7-008757-2015 EDRS FRICE MF-本1.00 HC-10.28 255F, DESCRIFTORS-FSYCHOLINGUISTICS,*CHILD DEVELOFMENT,SOCIOLINGUISTICS,*LANGUAGE DEVELOFMENT,LANGUAGE ABILITY,AFFLIED LINGUISTICs,STRUC TURAL ANALYSIS,*LANGUAGE RESEARCH,*FIELD STUD IEs,FIELD INTERVIEws,*RESEARCH METHODOLOGY,GUIDES,MANUALS,RESEARCH CRITERIA,TAFE RECORDINGs,sOCIALCHARACTERISTICS,RESEARCHERS,CULTURAL FACTORS,BIBLIOGRAFHIES,VERBAL COMMUNICATION,RESEARCH SKILLS,RESEARCH DESIGN,PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES,CHILD LANGUAGE,CROSSCUL TURAL RESEARCH, THIS FIELD MANUAL WAS DEVELOFED AS FART OF A FROGRAM TOTRAIN INVESTIGATORS IN THE COLLECTION OF COMFARABLECROSS-LINGUISTIC AND CROSS-CULTURAL DATA ON CHILDREN'SACQUISITION OF LINGUISTIC CODES AND SOCIAL RULES FOR THE USEOF SUCH CODES.ALTHOUGH COMFARATIVE RESEARCH REQUIRESFROCEDURAL STANDARDiZATION,THE FHYSICAL AND SOCIALCONDITIONS IN THE VARIOUS FIELD SETTINGS INTERFERE WITHSTANDARDS SET PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN THE FIELD,THIS MANUALCONSTI TUTES A COMMON FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR INVESTIGATORSCOLLECTING DATA THAT IS TO BE USED IN COMFARATIVE REFORTS.FART I OF THIS MANUAL DEFINES THE MAJOR TOFICS TO BEINVESTIGATED AND SETS UF A RESEARCH SCHEDULE.FART II CISCUSSEs SUCH METHODOLOGICAL FACTORS AS CONTRASTIVE ANALYSISOF LANGUAGES AND CULTURES,RECORDING AFFARATUS ANDTECHNI QUES,AND NATI VE INFORMANTS,ASSISTANTS AND INTERPRETERS.THE THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDED IN FARTIII ARE PHONOLOGY,GRAMMAR,SEMANTICS,THE SOC IAL SETTING OFLINGUISTIC BEHAVIOR,AND LANGUAGE USAGES AND STYLES.AFFENDEDARE EXTENSI VE REFERENCES AND ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED FIELDTECHNIQUES.THE READER OF THE MANUAL SHOULD HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE OF LINGUI STICS BUT NEED NOT HAVE CONDUC TED FREVIOUSFIELD WORK.REQUESTS FOR COFIES OF THE MANUAL AND FOR TAFESTO BE USED IN FHONOLOGICAL IMITATION FROCEDURES,AND INFORMATION ABOUT RELEATED STUDIES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO DR.DAN I.SLOBIN,DEPARTMENT OF FSYCHOLOGY,UNI VERSITY OFCALIFORNIA,BERKELEY,CALIFORNIA 94720.(JD) a 43451003 A FIELD MANUAL for cross-cultural study of theacquisition of communicative competence (Second draft --July 1967) Edited by Dan I.Slobin And written by Susan M.Ervin-TrippJohn J.GumperzDan I.SlobinJan BrukmanKeith KernanClaudia MitchellBrian Stross University of CaliforniaBerkeley U.S.DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,EDUCATION &WELFARE0FFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THEPERSOW OR ORGANIZATIOW ORIGiNATING II.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONSSTATED D0 NOT HECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCAIIOH20SITION OR POLICY A FIELD MANUAL for cross-cultural study of theacquisition of communicative competence (Second Draft--July 1967) Edited by Dan i.Slobin And written by "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THISCOP单0 MATERAL HAS BEEW GRANTEDBy 三.Q Susan M.Ervin-TrippJohn J.GumperzDan I.SlobinJan BrukmanKeith KernanClaudia MitchellBrian Stross T0 ERIC AND ORGANIZATIONS OPERATINGUNDER AGREEMENTS WITH THE U.S.0FFICE OFEDUCATIOM.FURTHER REPRODUCTIOW OUTSIDETHE ERIC SYSTEM REOUIRES PERMISSIOM CFTHE G QWNER." University of CaliforniaBerkeley With support from Institute of Human LearningUniversity of California,BerkeleyNational Science FcundationProject Literacy Social Science Research CouncilUnited States Office of Education(Contract 4-7-008757-2015) RiC Contents Page INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………ix PART ONE: MAJOR TOPICS OF INVESTIGATION 1.0. Research Schedule .·· ……………………………………… 1.1.Motor Development ………………………………………………… 1.2. Linguistic Development: Phonology 1.2.1. Definitions …………………… 1.2.2. Imitation…………………… 1.2.3. Babbling …………………………………… 1.2.4. Speech Samples ……………………… 1.3. Linguistic De

FAQs

What is the purpose of the field manual?

It trains investigators to collect comparable cross-linguistic and cross-cultural data on children’s acquisition of linguistic codes and social rules, using a common frame of reference for comparative reports.

How is the manual organized?

It has three parts: Part One covers major topics and a research schedule; Part Two discusses methodological factors such as contrastive analysis and recording; Part Three covers theoretical considerations including phonology, grammar, semantics, and social settings.

What methodological issues does the manual address for field research?

It emphasizes procedural standardization while acknowledging that field conditions may interfere with those standards, and it covers contrastive analysis methods, recording apparatus and techniques, and roles of native informants, assistants, and interpreters.

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