PRAGMATIC DEVELOPMENT

PRAGMATIC DEVELOPMENT

SKILLS ASSOCIATED WITH CONVERSATION

• When to speak
• How to respond to others
• Which registers are appropriate for which situations

CHILDREN MUST LEARN ABOUT

• IMPLICATURE ( WHAT WE MEAN RATHER THAN WHAT WE SAY )
• INFERENCE ( INTERPRETING WHAT OTHERS MEAN )
• POLITENESS ( USING THE RIGHT WORDS AND PHRASES TO BE POLITE )
• CONVERSATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND TURN-TAKING ( KNOWING…